Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Taxiing B-29, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Boeing B-29 Superfortress taxiing on an airstrip. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Tent barracks in the winter, Dutch Harbor, Alaska c.1943.
"Remember this picture. The good old days at Dutch Harbor. ha ha." Tent barracks in the winter, Dutch Harbor, Alaska c....
Tent barracks in the winter, Dutch Harbor, Alaska c.1943.
Tent barracks in the winter, probably Dutch Harbor, Alaska c.1943. Signs on tent read "Dining Area... Censor...", "Mail...
Tents and sheds at an air base on a Sterling Island beach in 1944
Tents and sheds at an air base on a Sterling Island beach in 1944. '"Sterling Island. 1944."' Sterling Island, Treasury...
Thatch roofed houses on the coastline of Guam, 1944-45
Thatched roof houses along coastline. View is from land toward the water. "Guam." Guam. 1944-45
Thatch-roofed chapel in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Thatch-roofed chapel. "Thatched chapel built by native labor under the direction of the native labor control, ANGAU."...
Thatch-roofed recreation hall in Papa New Guinea in 1944
Building with high thatched roof and sides half way up, so that air can circulate. "Recreation hall at the convalescent...
Thatched roof buildings in New Caledonia in 1944-45
18.Photograph. Thatched roof structures along road. New Caledonia. 1944-45
Thatched roof huts along a river, probably in Papua New Guinea during World War II
Thatched roof huts along a river, probably in Papua New Guinea during World War II.
Thatched roof huts on Guam circa 1945
Long row of thatched roof huts on Guam; not identified as a local community or a military camp. Circa 1945
Thatched roof huts on Guam circa 1945
Group of thatched roof huts on Guam; not identified as a local community or a military camp. Sing in front of road...
Thatched roof structures, probably on New Guinea during World War II
Thatched roof structures, probably on New Guinea during World War II.
The "Augustin Daly," a US Merchant Marine Ship, in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
View of the "Augustin Daly," a US Merchant Marine Ship whose Naval Armed Guard crews earned a Battle Star for the...
The 'Enola Gay' on Tinian in 1945
The 'Enola Gay' on Tinian. "Tinian. Atomic bomber B 29. (a very [illegible] pitcure)." 1945
The 113th Engineer Battalion at Fort Drum in the Philippines on 13 April 1945
The 113th Engineer Battalion at Fort Drum in the Philippines. "600 pounds TNT and 3200 gallons of oil were pumped into...
The 113th Engineer Battalion at Fort Drum in the Philippines on 13 April 1945
"113th Eng Bn pumped 3200 gallons of oil and gasoline into Fort Drum to blow up Japs [Japanese] inside." 13 April 1945
The 127th Combat Engineer Battalion built a pontoon bridge across the Pasig River which refugees use to escape fighting in Manila in the Philippines in 1945
"127th Combat Engrs built pontoon bridge across Pasig River which refugees use to escape fighting in Manila." [1945]
The 3rd Battalion 158th RCT move along a Batangas coastal road in the Philippines on 15 March 1945
"3rd Bn 158th RTC infantrymen move along Batangas coastal road." 15 March 1945
The 49th Fighter Group's Zamboogie Theatre in the Pacific during World War II
The 49th Fighter Group's Zamboogie Theatre in the Pacific during World War II. The structure was theater-made from...
The 504th Bombardment Group's club on Tinian in 1945
Probably the officer's club for members of the 504th Bombardment Group on Tinian. "504th club." Probably late 1945
The 504th Bombardment Group's club on Tinian in 1945
Probably the officer's club for members of the 504th Bombardment Group on Tinian. "Patio and balcony of 504th club....
The 504th Bombardment Group's club on Tinian in 1945
Probably the officer's club for members of the 504th Bombardment Group on Tinian. "504th club." Probably late 1945
The 5th Cavalry Regiment moves in on Japanese entrenched in Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila on 16 February 1945
"5th Cav Regt move in on Japs entrenched in Rizal Memorial Stadium." 16 February 1945
The 5th Marine Division places steel matting over the soft sands of Iwo Jima beach on February 1945
556.Photograph. 'CinCPac 5371 27 February 1945 'Rush Job' While foxholes and gun emplacements are hurriedly camouflaged...
The 8th Cavalry enters Santo Tomas, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"8th Cav enters Santo Tomas, Luzon to mop up." [1945]
The American flag flies above the rear deck of an aircraft carrier probably in the Pacific on 23 November 1943
The American flag flies above the rear deck of an aircraft carrier with the Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger onboard and a plane...
The Army's Americal Division crouch on the sandy shore of the east coast of Cebu on 26 March 1945
390.Photograph. 'File Number 48797 April 7, 1945 Operation Cebu Caught in a combat 'tableaux' by the camera, troops of...
The battleship USS Pennsylvania being repaired in a floating dry dock near Guam, September 1945 (probably)
Aerial view of the battleship USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) being repaired in a Large Auxiliary Repair Dock near Guam. "...
The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ground next to marching American soldiers, Pacific Theater, 1943-45
The bodies of dead Japanese in the foreground with American soldiers in the background securing a position occupied by...
The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
The bodies of dead Japanese soldiers lie on the ground. They are still wearing their uniforms. There is a cannon in the...

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