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Fire burns across Pasig River where heavy fighting occurred on 14 February 1945
"Fire burns across Pasig River where heavy fighting occurred." 14 February 1945
Fire fighting wagon in Japan circa September 1945
Wooden wagons on Japanese street; apparently fire fighting gear. From donor's notes: "Fire fighting equipment, Hiro."...
Firing party of the USS Rutland fire weapons during burial at sea in February 1945
Firing party of the USS Rutland fire weapons during burial at sea ceremony a week after the initial invasion of Iwo...
First actual assault wave of 43rd Infantry Division take cover behind an LVT Alligator (amphibious tank) at White Beach, Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines on 9 January 1945
"First actual assault wave of 43rd Div take cover behind alligator (amphibious tank), White Beach, Lingayen Gulf." 9...
First hangar on the Attu Island Air Base", Alaska c.1943.
"first Hangar on the Attu Island Air Base", Alaska c.1943.
First jeeps enter Manila from the north on Avenida Rizal in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"First jeeps enter Manila from North on Avenida Rizal." 5 February 1945
Fishermen in New Caledonia in 1944-45
8.Photograph. Native New Caledonian fishermen wearing goggles and fishing spears, another man wears U.S. military...
Five servicemen sit on the tail of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning at an unknown Pacific location during World War II
Five servicemen sit on the tail of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning at an unknown Pacific location during World War II....
Five servicemen stand in front of a truck in the Pacific during World War II
Five servicemen stand in front of a truck in the Pacific during World War II. Some are possibly members of the...
Five soldiers undergoing a training procedure in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three soldiers stake down a white flag, while a fourth is prepared to shoot a...
Five-inch gun on fire aboard the USS Franklin
"File no: 3327-14. For Release: 9 P.M. Thursday, 17 May 1945. Inferno at Sea-- USS Franklin's trial by fire. A crown of...
Flame tree in bloom, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Branch of a flame tree in bloom. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. 1945
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz arriving aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 September 1945
Scene from the Japanese Surrender Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63). "Admiral Nimitz arriving at surrender party...
Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Vice Admiral McMorris look over Japanese mines and booby traps on Iwo Jima on 25 March 1945
524.Photograph 'CinCPac-POA AH-399 30 March 1945 Admiral Nimitz views enemy mines, booby trap Fleet Admiral C. W....
Flight nurse aids wounded on Iwo Jima battlefield on 6 March 1945
548.Photograph Douglas C-54 Skymaster. 'CinCPac-POA AH-235 Released: March 6, 1945 Flight nurse aids wounded on Iwo...
Flight surgeon in front of a B-29, Saipan, 1944
Slide. Flight surgeon standing in front of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress while other airmen perform maintenance. Isley...
Floating post office for troops prior to the invasion of Iwo Jima, February 1945
529.Photograph 'File Number: 110021 Released: March 3, 1945 Mail for Fighting Men Before going into the grim battle for...
Flooded military base on Morotai in 1944
Flooded military base on Morotai. '"Transit camp. Morotai, South Pacific."' Morotai Island, Indonesia. Probably...
Flooded military camp in New Caledonia in 1944-45
19.Photograph. Wrecked tent poles in flooded ground. 'Our 1st hospital tents after hurricane.' New Caledonia. 1944-45
Flower bed in New Caledonia in 1944-45
16.Photograph. Flower bed outside military barracks. 'Tap our flower bed and fence some ones boy friend made.' New...
Force and serviceman on Tinian in 1945 or 1946
Red Cross worker Norma Force and unidentified serviceman posing for photograph; trash cans are piled up behind them....
Fort Magellan on Guam in 1945
"Fort Magellan." Guam in 1945
Four American soldiers standing in front of barracks in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Four American soldiers, Robbie Briggle on left, standing in front of barracks in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Four American soldiers standing in snowy field in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Four American soldiers, Robbie Briggle second from left, standing in snowy field in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943....
Four American soldiers standing in snowy field in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943.
Four American soldiers, Robbie Briggle second from left, standing in snowy field in the Aleutian Islands c. 1943....
Four Army nurses pose at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four Army nurses pose for a "251st Station Hospital nurses disembark at Cape...
Four crewmen relaxing at their bunks on a warship at an unknown location in the 1940s
Four crewmen relaxing at their bunks on a warship at an unknown location in the 1940s. Four crewmen in an unknown ship'...
Four G.I.s digging foxholes on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four G.I.s digging foxholes on Guadalcanal. "U.S. soldiers dig in on Guadalcanal...
Four large U.S. carriers lie at anchor between strikes in January 1945
414. Photograph. 'File No: 291064 January 2, 1945 Flat-tops at anchor at an island base. Framed by the propeller of an...
Four LCVPs beside the USS Windsor during amphibious training for the 185th Infantry Regiment on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four LCVPs [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel] beside APA-55 (USS Windsor) during...
Four members of the 49th Fighter Group, including Earl O'Neill (second from left), stand in front of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk at an unknown location in the Pacific
Four members of the 49th Fighter Group, including Earl O'Neill (second from left), stand in front of a Curtiss P-40...
Four men on Papua New Guinea during World War II
Four men on Papua New Guinea during World War II.
Four nurses in standard issue Army uniform carry all their gear during disembarkation onto Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four nurses in standard issue Army uniform carry all their gear during...
Four nurses pose for a photograph on the 251st Station Hospital ship at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Four nurses pose for a photograph on the 251st Station Hospital ship. "251st...
Four servicemen setting up tents in a jungle military base on Palawan in 1945
Four servicemen setting up tents in jungle military base. 'Master Sergeant Spinks is pictured on the far left. "Putting...

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