Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Two intelligence and reconnaissance soldiers clear out a small native village probably during training at New Britain in September 1944
Two intelligence and reconnaissance soldiers clear out a small native village with thatched roofs, probably during...
Two Japanese prisoners of war eat warm meals out of US mess kits after being captured near Talasea, New Britain in August 1944
Two Japanese prisoners of war eat a warm meal out of US mess kits. "Japanese POW"s get first G.I. food after capture...
Two Japanese ships off coastline of Japan in 1945
Two Japanese ships off coastline, one a mine layer. From donor's notes: "Japanese mine layer." Circa September 1945
Two lines of P-51 fighter planes on Iwo Jima (probably), 1945-46
P-51 Mustangs lined up on runway. Probably Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Two LSTs on a beach on Guadalcanal with Henderson Field Runways in 1943
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two LSTs off the coast of Guadalcanal, Henderson Field being worked on in the...
Two Marines receive first aid from other Marines on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Two Marines receive first aid from other Marines. "Wounded Marines get first aid on Kwajalein." Kwajalein Atoll,...
Two Marines sit near a pile of US packs, shovels, and crates in the Pacific Theater, 1943-45
Two Marines seated near a pile of US packs, shovels, and crates with initials KS on them; in the background a light...
Two mechanics of the 40th Infantry Division work under the hood of a jeep at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 3 August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two mechanics of the 40th Infantry Division, 160th Infantry Regiment, 2nd...
Two mechanics work on an abandoned Japanese truck at New Britain in 1944
Two mechanics work on an abandoned Japanese truck. "Abandoned enemy [Japanese] trucks are inspected by G.I. mechanics...
Two members of the Australian Women's Army Service in front of a Eagers used car store during World War II in Australia
Two members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) in front of Eagers used car store during World War II in...
Two men doing repairs, two carbines hang on the wall behind them, at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two men doing repairs, two carbines hang on the wall behind them. "All kinds of...
Two men hang on a rope behind a landing craft in the Pacific Ocean (probably), 1944-1945
An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) coxswain from the Coast Guard-manned LST-261 helps pull in two men,...
Two men inspect letters reproduced on rolls of paper during processing of V-mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Paper inspection. At these tables each roll of finished work is inspected...
Two men of a machine gun crew man a .30 cal M1919 A4 Browning machine gun at an unknown location in July 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two men of a machine gun crew man a .30 cal M1919 A4 Browning machine gun. "...
Two men of the 740th Ordnance Company inspect an M1 Carbine at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 6 September 1944
Two men of the 740th Ordnance Company inspect an M1 Carbine. "740th Ordnance Co Arms section inspect .30 cal carbine,...
Two men on shore across from the Rouna Falls in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Two men on shore across from the Rouna Falls. "Close-up view of the Falls." Papua New Guinea. 1944
Two men stand on the deck of a boat at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two men stand on the deck of a boat. "Landing craft are beached for repair and...
Two men walking on a wooden bridge in the Philippines in 1944
Two men walking on a wooden bridge. "Philippine countryside scenes." Philippines. 1944.
Two men with cameras sit on a rock on a beach on Oahu, Hawaii, 1941-45
Two unidentified men with cameras sit on a rock on a beach.'"Oahu." Oahu, Hawaii. 1941-45
Two men work on the propeller of a landing craft at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two men work on the propeller of a landing craft. "Landing craft are beached for...
Two men working on the propeller and rudder of a boat at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two men working on the propeller and rudder of a boat. "Landing craft are...
Two nurses stand on the balcony of the Iloilo Provincial Hospital, Philippines in August 1945
Filipino hospital - sign on building reads 'Iloilo Provincial Hospital'. From donor's notes: "Native hospital." August...
Two officers analyze their positions on a map, probably at New Britain in July 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two officers analyze their positions on a map on a makeshift table in the jungle...
Two ordnance crewmen work on a CCKW at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 6 September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two ordnance crewmen work on a CCKW. "740 Ordnance Co mechanics repair truck...
Two ordnance men prepare to insert explosives into a tree at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two ordnance men prepare to insert explosives into a tree on Cape Gloucester. "...
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island; viewed from behind. See also 2010.216.351, 2010.216....
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island. "Two of our ships." See also 2010.216.350, 2010.216....
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island. See also 2010.216.350, 2010.216.351. Pacific Theater....
Two sailors with fish aboard the USS Rutland near Ulithi in 1945
Two unidentified sailors with fish they caught aboard the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Just fish - Ulithi." 1945
Two servicemen and a native standing in front of a chapel in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Two servicemen and a native standing in front of a chapel. "Thatched chapel at the Australian convalescent camp in the...
Two servicemen pose with some bananas and a fellow soldier in the Pacific during World War II
Two servicemen pose with some bananas and a fellow soldier in the Pacific during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.
Two soldiers beside a Piper Cub aircraft on the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers beside a Piper Cub aircraft on the beach. "L-5 artillery plane...
Two soldiers carefully looking beneath high grass for enemy mines at Talasea, New Britain in 1944
Two soldiers carefully looking beneath high grass for enemy mines. "Soldiers locate enemy mine at Talasea." Talasea,...
Two soldiers carry a hose on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers carry a hose through a wooded area, presumably they are firemen...
Two soldiers collect water samples at the water treatment plant on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers collect water samples at the water treatment plant on Cape...
Two soldiers do repairs in a mobile machine shop at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 14 September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers perform repairs in a mobile machine shop. "Machine shop trucks of...

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