Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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This chart illustrates tides of war in the Pacific from the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, to the raid on Saipan Islands in the Marianas on February 23, 1944
446.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Map of Western Pacific 'File No: 45299 April 23, 1944 Admiral King's Report: Chart...
Three 1st Cavalry soldiers killed in fight for Santo Tomas are buried on grounds in Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Three 1st Cav soldiers killed in fight for Santo Tomas are buried on grounds." Manila. 5 February 1945
Three 1st Cavalry soldiers killed in fight for Santo Tomas are buried on grounds in Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Three 1st Cav soldiers killed in fight for Santo Tomas are buried on grounds." Manila. 5 February 1945
Three 32nd Infantry Regiment soldiers standing on a bridge over a stream at Attu, Aleutian Islands on 28 July 1943
Three 32nd Infantry Regiment soldiers standing on bridge over Alaskan stream. Attu, Aleutian Islands/Alaska.'"7-28-43....
Three American soldiers play cards during downtime at Kualoa, Hawaii, 1941-45
Three US servicemen playing cards. "Kualoa." Kualoa, Hawaii. 1941-45
Three American soldiers standing in front of a truck parked in front of Barracks No. 3 in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Three American soldiers standing in front of a truck marked "2025" parked in front of Barracks No. 3 in the Aleutian...
Three American soldiers standing outside building in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Three American soldiers, Robbie Briggle on left, standing outside building, possibly the post office, in the Aleutian...
Three American soldiers with packages standing outside building in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Three American soldiers holding packages standing outside building, possibly the post office, in the Aleutian Islands c...
Three American soldiers with standing outside building in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Three American soldiers, Robbie Briggle on left, standing outside building, possibly the post office, in the Aleutian...
Three B-29 bombers parked at an airbase on Saipan, 1944-45
Three B-29 Superfortresses parked at a Saipan airfield. "Saipan." Saipan. 1944-45
Three B-29 superfortresses flying in formation over Fiji in late 1945
Three B-29 superfortresses flying in formation over Fiji in late 1945. "313 Wing B '29's over Fiji."
Three Filipino children bathe in the Philippines in 1944
Three Filipino children bathe."The three children here are old enough to take their own bath, which consists merely of...
Three LSTs move through the water during amphibious training exercises with the 40th Infantry Division in June 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three LSTs move through the water during amphibious training exercises with the...
Three Marines operate a communication device shortly after coming ashore on Namur in the Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Three Marines set up a communication post shortly after coming ashore. "Advanced Marine Signal Unit on Namur in the...
Three mechanics work on a tracked vehicle at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 6 September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three mechanics work on a tracked vehicle. "Ordnance mechanics repair tank, New...
Three members of orthopedic surgery remove a cast from the left leg of Private Robert Cooper at the 251st Station Hospital on 15 August 1944 at Cape Gloucester, New Britain
Three members of orthopedic surgery remove a cast from the left leg of (African-American) Pvt. Robert T. Cooper at the...
Three men on Papua New Guinea during World War II
Three men on Papua New Guinea during World War II. "Hick, Catfish, Bush," on the reverse"Three Natives that worked for...
Three officers evaluate a large gun set up for coastal defense at New Britain in September 1944
Three officers evaluate a large gun set up for coastal defense of New Britain. "Inspection of coastal gun emplacement...
Three secondary batteries of the USS Iowa are used with equal efficiency against aerial or surface targets in October 1944
285.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46349 October 26, 1944 Like a bolt of lightning, a five-inch dual purpose gun barks during...
Three soldiers do mechanical work on an M2 .50 cal machine gun at New Britain in September 1944
Three soldiers do mechanical work on an M2 .50 cal machine gun on tripod. "Gun crew checks out .50 cal machine gun, New...
Three soldiers drink coffee in a room aboard a PT boat at New Britain in September 1944
Three soldiers drink coffee in a room aboard a PT boat. "Soldiers drink hot coffee in ward room of PT boat before...
Three soldiers of the 740th Ordnance Company work on a 105mm Howitzer at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three soldiers of the 740th Ordnance Company work on a 105mm Howitzer. "...
Three soldiers raise the American flag during a ceremony in the cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
Three soldiers raise the American flag during a ceremony in the cemetery on Cape Gloucester. "Army cemetery at Cape...
Three soldiers raise the American flag over base camp, probably Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three soldiers raise the American flag over base camp, bugler plays reveille....
Three soldiers relax beneath a canvas shelter half in May 1944 at New Britain
Three soldiers relax beneath a canvas shelter half. "Do you want to trade places? We live like this -- May 1944. Three...
Three soldiers stand around one soldier seated at a desk at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
Three soldiers stand around one soldier seated at a desk, framed photographs behind him. "251st Station Hospital, Cape...
Three soldiers wading through water with their gear, possibly on Guadalcanal in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three soldiers wading through water with their gear, two holding canteens."Troops...
Three soldiers work on building a shower using a water pump and several barrels atop a somewhat private shelter at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
Three soldiers work on building a shower using a water pump and several barrels atop a somewhat private shelter. "Water...
Three soldiers working on modifying a CCKW truck into a boom truck at New Britain in August 1944
Three soldiers working on modifying a CCKW deuce-and-a-half truck into a boom truck. "2-1/2 ton six-by truck turned...
Three soldiers, one African-American, sitting on concrete block, date and location unknown
Three soldiers, one African-American, wearing M1 helmets and sitting on concrete block, date and location unknown....
Three topless Utupua Island natives gather firewood on the shore, piling it on an outrigger canoe on Utupua Island in 1943
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three topless Utupua Island natives gather firewood on the shore, piling it on an...
Three U.S. soldiers pose in front of two and half ton truck at an unknown Pacific location during World War II
Three U.S. soldiers pose in front of two and half ton truck at an unknown Pacific location during World War II....
Three US Marines checking for mines in Iwo Jima in February 1945
Three US Marines checking for mines with bayonets and knives in roped-off walkway through sand, amphibious tanks and...
Three US soldiers in the mail room at Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii in 1944
Three US soldiers "In the mail room at night, Ft. [Fort] Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii, 1944"
Three vehicles on snowy roadway through woods, Alaska c.1943.
Three vehicles on snowy roadway through woods, probably Alaska c.1943.
Three-section Bridge, Alaska c.1943.
Three-section Bridge with wood fence in foreground, probably Alaska c.1943.

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