Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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B-29s flying over Saipan, 1945
Slide. Four Boeing B-29 Superfortresses flying over Isley Field. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
B-29s in flight, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Three Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in flight over the Pacific Ocean. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
B-29s in flight, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Boeing B-29 Superfortresses in flight over the Pacific Ocean as seen from another B-29. Saipan, Northern Mariana...
B-29s parked at an air base on Saipan, 1945-46
B-29 Superfortresses on Saipan air base; one with "X" inside a circle on vertical stabilizer, another with "R",...
B-32 bomber "Hobo Queen" undergoing maintenance on Tinian, 1945-46
Consolidated B-32 Dominator, the "Hobo Queen", during maintenance on Tinian. "B-32 bomber - Tinian." Tinian. 1945-46
Bagged and bundled V-mail ready to be sent to the troops in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Finished V-Mail bundled, bagged and ready for dispatch through the APO to...
Bailey Bridge spans Pasig River, replacing destroyed Jones Bridge in February 1945
"'Bailey' Bridge spans Pasig River, replacing destroyed Jones Bridge." February 1945
Bamboo fence, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Tall bamboo fence; a shed is in front of the fence; a residential building is behind the fence. Hawaii. 1945
Bancas on river bank at San Fernando, Pampanga, Luzon in the Philippines in January 1945
"Bancas (canoes) on river bank at San Fernando, Pampanga, Luzon." January 1945
Barracks at Isley Field, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sides of barracks on as seen from a road. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.. 1945
Battery A, 209th AAA AW Battalion with AAA gun mounted on halftrack armored vehicle, at Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Btry A, 209th AAA AW Bn with AAA gun mounted on halftrack armored vehicle, Manila." 5 February 1945
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy big...
Battleship firing naval guns at Iwo Jima in February 1945
Battleship firing 16 inch naval guns at Iwo Jima, probably the USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official caption:'"Navy...
Beach and cliff on the coastline of Guam, 1944-45
View of tropical coastline. "Guam." See also 2010.216.067. Guam. 1944-45
Beach and cliff on the coastline of Guam, 1944-45
View of tropical coastline. "Guam." See also 2010.216.066. Guam. 1944-45
Beach at an unknown location in the Pacific
Beach at an unknown location in the Pacific. "Taken on the beach." Probably on New Guinea.
Beach near a military camp, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Beach below the edge of a military camp. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Beach on Guam circa 1945
Beach on Guam. Circa 1945
Beachead at Linguyen Gulf, Luzon in the Philippines on 4 January 1945
"Beachead at Linguyen Gulf, Luzon, P.I." 4 January 1945
Beached landing craft and other debris on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Beached landing craft including an LVT [Landing vehicle, tracked], jeeps stuck in sand and equipment litter beach; LSM-...
Beached landing craft and other vehicles along the coastline of Iwo Jima in February 1945
Beached LVTs [Landing Vehicle Tracked]/amphibious tanks, cranes, supplies on beach and LSTs [Landing Ship, Tank] along...
Beached ships on the coast of Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Beached and abandoned ships along coast. "Wrecked ship - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Beachfront landscape at Palawan in the Philippines in 1945
Beachfront landscape. '"Palawan in the Philippines. 1945."' Palawan, Philippine Islands. March-November 1945
Bedridden patient carried from damaged hospital at Manila in the Philippines on 17 February 1945
"Bedridden patient carried from damaged hospital." 17 February 1945
Bird Island, Saipan, 1945
Slide. View of Bird Island. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Bird Island, Saipan, 1945
Slide. View of the ocean between a beach and Bird Island. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Boats and tractors on a beach at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Boats and tractors on a beach. "Landing craft are beached for repair and...
Bob Feller, former Cleveland Indian great, blasts a strike past an opposing batter during a game in which he struck out 18 men at Efate in the New Hebrides in 16 May 1944
399.Photograph. Bob Feller, baseball player. 'File No: 45536 May 16, 1944 Chief Bob Feller, Ex-Indian, 'Blows the man...
Bob Hope performing on stage in front of dozens of servicemen in the Mariana Islands during World War II
Photograph. Bob Hope performing on an outdoor stage in front of a crowd of American servicemen; an Army band is...
Bodies of Filipino civilians killed by Japanese are piled in back of truck on 19 February 1945
"Bodies of Filipino civilians killed by Japs are piled in back of truck." 19 February 1945
Bomb damage in Japan in 1945
Bomb damage from American B-29s to Japanese city. From donor's notes: "B-29 destruction - Japan." Circa September 1945
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan in 1945
Bomb damage to buildings on the coastline of Japan; seen from the USS Rutland in 1945. From donor's notes: "View inland...
Bomb damaged buildings on Tinian in 1945 or early 1946
Bomb damaged buildings on Tinian in 1945 or early 1946
Bombardier of a Navy plane uses Norden bombsight to determine when to release his bombs in November 1944
"File No: 47150 November 25, 1944. Eyes and "Mechanical Brain" on the target. Bombardier of a Navy plane uses famed and...
bombardment of Japanese held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit in the 1940s
"Bombardment of Jap held fortification in Manila Bay score direct hit." 194-

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