Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Airmen relaxing outdoors, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Two airmen leaning against a table and barrels outside; a small group of airmen are standing in the background....
Airmen relaxing outside, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Several American airmen sitting on a makeshift bench outside. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Airmen relaxing outside, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Two American airmen standing outside; one is smoking. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Airmen repairing the B-29 "Hell's Belle," Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Elmo C. Steeves inspecting a machine gun on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z...
Airmen shaving outdoors, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Blurry. Airmen shaving at an outdoor station while others sit and walk around. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
Airmen standing next to a B-29 payload, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Staff Sergeants Elmo C. Steeves and George Andrews inspecting part of the payload of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress...
Airmen standing on a cliff edge, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Three airmen standing near the edge of a cliff covered in vegetation. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Airmen under a flame tree, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Two American airmen standing under a flame tree next to a barrack. Hawaii. 1945
Airplane "Laddie" being repaired on the runway, Alaska, c.1943
Airplane "Laddie" being repaired by two soldiers on the runway, Alaska, c.1943. Front view
Airplane "Laddie" being repaired on the runway, Alaska, c.1943
Airplane "Laddie" being repaired by two soldiers on the runway, Alaska, c.1943. Side view.
Airplane being lifted by a wrecker truck, soldier on top of cockpit, Alaska c. 1943.
Airplane with soldier on top of cockpit being lifted by a wrecker truck, probably Alaska c. 1943.
Airplane graveyard in Tinian in late 1945
Airplane graveyard full of B-29 superfortress parts. "Tinian. B-29 dump. This is where our war bonds have gone - in the...
Airplane graveyard in Tinian in late 1945
Refuse dump on Tinian. "Tinian. An old trash dump." Late 1945
Ala Wai Canal and Boulevard, Honolulu, c.1944
"Ala Wai Canal - Ala Wai Blvd. [Boulevard]." Honolulu, Hawaii c.1944
Aleutian Islands landscape on 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands/Alaskan landscape. "7-10-43."' 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands landscape on 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands/Alaskan landscape. "7-10-43."'10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands landscape on 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands/Alaskan landscape. '"7-10-43."' 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands landscape on 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands/Alaskan landscape. '"7-10-43."' 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands landscape on 10 July 1943
Aleutian Islands/Alaskan landscape. "7-10-43."' 10 July 1943
Allied officers aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Scene from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). Allied officers behind microphone. "The '...
Allied ships bringing in men and supplies.
"File No: (BUAER 2 34581). Allied Convoy - Allied ships bringing in men and supplies. (This is Print No. 29 in the U.S...
Allied troops and equipment on the shore of Borneo in July 1945
Australian troops -- equipped with US jeeps, trucks, and other vehicles -- storm ashore from landing crafts in the...
Allied troops and equipment on the shore of Borneo in July 1945
Australian troops -- equipped with US jeeps, trucks, and other vehicles -- storm ashore from landing crafts in the...
American airmen posing behind a sandbag bunker, Saipan, 1944
Slide. Large group of American airmen inside a sandbag bunker. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1944
American Army camp on Guam in 1945
Tent city of U.S. Army on Guam beach. "Army camp on Guam." Probably 1945
American built, thatched roof houses on Guam, 1944-45
Raised, thatched roof houses. "U.S. government built natives houses. Guam." Guam. 1944-45
American cemetery on Guam in 1945
American cemetery on Guam. "American cemetery on Guam." Probably 1945
American cemetery on Tinian in late 1945
American cemetery on Tinian; American flag flying in middle of cemetery. "Tinian. Cemetery." Late 1945
American civilian internees rescued from the Japanese at Santo Tomas University at Manila in the Philippines in 1945
"American civilian internees rescued from Japs at Santo Tomas University." [1945]
American Eighth Army soldiers debark from LCIs in Luzon
American Eighth Army soldiers debark from LCI(L)s [Landing Craft Infantry, Large] in Luzon. "File number: 259015....
American fighter planes on'air field Guadalcanal in 1943
F4U Corsairs and F4Fs fighter planes on an air field Guadalcanal Solomon Islands in 1943.
American flag displayed on ship in the Pacific
American flag displayed on ship; marine photographer below. Unknown ship in unknown location, probably PTO. Circa 1945
American G.I.s work to open large Japanese shipping crates full of supplies at New Britain in September 1944
American G.I.s work to open large Japanese shipping crates full of supplies. "Captured enemy supplies on New Britain."...
American girl eating first American food after 3 years as prisoner at Manila in the Philippines on 6 February 1945
"American girl eating first American food after 3 years as prisoner." 6 February 1945
American infantrymen on a beach, probably on a Pacific island, 1942-1945
American infantrymen carrying weapons and equipment on a beach. Some are crouching while others march inland. One...
American landing craft along Tinian coastline in January 1946
LST-1038 [Landing Ship, Tank] and LSM-307 [Landing Ship, Medium] docked along Tinian coastline. "Tinian. LST's." Early...

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