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Hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean in late 1945

Aerial view of hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean, probably near Japan; red cross clearly visible on deck of ship. "...

Hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean in late 1945

Aerial view of hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean, probably near Japan; red cross clearly visible on deck of ship. "...

Hula Dancers Entertaining Servicemen, Honolulu, Hawaii in1944

Hula Dancers, Sailors and Soldiers "Court Yard Stage Royal Hawaiian Hotel Waikiki Bch (Beach) Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944"

Hula Dancers, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944

Hula Dancers, "Court Yard Stage Royal Hawaiian Hotel Waikiki Bch (Beach) Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944"

Human chain of enlisted men parade on the decks of a battleship of the USS Iowa as they load her with provisions for a cruise in October 1944

281.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46397 October 26, 1944 Loading the Larder--- Human chain of enlisted men parade on the decks...

Hundreds of crates are stored beneath a makeshift shelter at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Hundreds of crates are stored beneath a makeshift shelter. "Base camp supply...

Hundreds of shell casings and boxes for shells litter beach on Iwo Jima on 21 February 1945

US Marines near 105mm howitzers on beach, hundreds of shell casings and boxes for shells litter beach. Official caption...

Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944

Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery on Cape Gloucester. "Army cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island...

Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in March 1944

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious...

Hungry Filipino children beg for left-over GI rations at Manila in the Philippines on 12 February 1945

"Hungry Filipino children beg for left-over GI rations." 12 February 1945

I Co, 3rd Battalion, 129th Infantry Regiment advances on Yangiran Barrio, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945

""I" Co, 3rd Bn, 129 Inf Regt advance on Yangiran Barrio, Luzon." [1945]

Illuminating shells fired in from supporting warships light up Iwo Jima in March 1945

518.Photograph. "CinCPac 8040 March 2, 1945 Star-shells over iwo Illuminating shells fired in from supporting warships...

Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945

"Inerajana Bay, near the town of Inerajana. Guam, 1945."

Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945

Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945. "Inerajana Bay."

Indigenous islanders help load crates into the back of a CCKW at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Indigenous islanders help load crates into the back of a CCKW. "Natives are hired...

Indigenous islanders help unload ammunition at 40th Infantry Division Base Camp at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Several indigenous islanders help unload ammunition at 40th Infantry Division...

Indigenous islanders help unload supplies from a boat at New Britain in September 1944

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Indigenous islanders help unload supplies from a boat. "Landing craft are...

Indiginous Filipino dwelling in June 1945

Indiginous Filipino dwelling on stilts and with thatched roof; US sailors, probably from the USS Rutland are talking to...

Indiginous Filipino store in June 1945

Indiginous Filipino store with thatched roofs and clotheslines outside; US sailors, probably from the USS Rutland are...

Individual soldier entering hatch of troop transport headed to the Marshall Islands in January 1944

Individual soldier entering hatch of troop transport, headed to the Marshall Islands. 'W-CPA-44-106-X. 1/21. Ellner....

Infantry follow a Sherman tank near San Juan, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945

"Infantry follow Sherman tank near San Juan, Luzon." [1945]

Infantrymen cover opening to interior of Fort Drum at Manila in the Philippines on 13 April 1945

"Infantrymen cover opening to interior of Fort Drum." 13 April 1945

Infantrymen crouch by big gun on Fort Drum at Manila in the Philippines on 13 April 1945

"Infantrymen crouch by big gun on Fort Drum." 13 April 1945

Injured man receives medical treatment aboard a ship in the Pacific Ocean (probably), 1943-1945

An injured soldier, probably a Japanese prisoner of war, lays on operating table while being looked after by American...

Injured U.S. Marine on gurney being lifted onto to the USS Rutland on 20 February 1945 near Iwo Jima

Injured U.S. Marine on gurney being lifted onto to the USS Rutland from an LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel];...

Injured U.S. Marine or sailor inside the USS Rutland on 20 February 1945 near Iwo Jima

Injured U.S. Marine or sailor inside the USS Rutland inside the sick bay or a surgical center; men were probably...

Inland view towards the coastline of Iwo Jima, 1945-46

Coastline of Iwo Jima, looking out to sea, barbed wire in foreground. "Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46

Inside a Japanese plane, probably on New Guinea during World War II