Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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M10 tank destroyer and US soldiers in a jungle in the Pacific Theater, 1943-1945
M10 tank destroyer in a jungle with a group of US soldiers seated on it and standing near it; a ¼- ton truck parked on...
M4 tank of 1st Cavalry hits mine near Manila on 9 March 1945
"M4 tank of 1st Cav hits mine near Manila." 9 March 1945
Machine gun barrels display holes from rounds exiting out the sides of the barrel at Sansapor Airfield in 1944
Bullet holes in machine gun barrels leaning on supply boxes; bullets exited barrel sides when they got too hot. '"...
Magellan Monument, Umatac, Guam in 1945
Magellan Monument, Umatac, Guam in 1945. "Magellan's Monument. In the village of Telefofo. Erected 1552. Guam 45."
Magellan Monument, Umatac, Guam in 1945
Magellan Monument, Umatac, Guam in 1945. "Magellan Monument."Umatac, Guam in 1945
Major General Charles Corlett speaking to members of the 7th Infantry Division at a table, map spread in front of them in February 1944 at Kwajalein
Major General Charles H. Corlett '"Cowboy Pete", commander of the 7th Infantry Division, speaking to members of the 7th...
Major General Charles H. Corlett speaking to members of the 7th Infantry Division on Kwajalein in January 1944
Major General Charles H. Corlett 'Cowboy Pete', commander of the 7th Infantry Division, speaking to members of the 7th...
Major General Corlett, commander of the 7th Infantry Division during their attack on Kwajalein, shaking hands with Brigadier General Arnold in February 1944
Major General Charles H. Corlett, "Cowboy Pete", commander of the 7th Infantry Division during their attack on...
Major General Rapp Brush looks over a map with a magnifying glass at Cape Gloucester in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush, commanding officer of the 40th Infantry Division, looks...
Makeshift watercraft grounded at a military camp
Slide. Single-person, makeshift watercraft grounded by a clothesline at a military camp. Saipan, Northern Mariana...
Male entertainer on stage at USO show in the Pacific Theater, 1944-45
Male entertainer on stage at USO show. Pacific Theater. 1944-45
Man in New Caledonia in 1944-45
Native New Caledonian older man in Western clothing. New Caledonia. 1944-45
Man on road grader, Alaska c.1943.
Man on road grader, probably plowing snow in Alaska c.1943.
Man silhouetted again Pacific Ocean on Guam in 1945
Man silhouetted again Pacific Ocean. Taken on Guam circa 1945.
Man standing with unidentified tanks on platform near river, Alaska c.1943
Man standing with unidentified tanks on platform near river in wooded area, probably Alaska c.1943
Mangled Japanese soldiers near a truck on Kwajalein Island in February 1944
Mangled Japanese corpse near truck on Kwajalein. 'W-CPA-44-106-CJ. 2/4. Ellner. One of the Japs who tried to get back...
Manila burns! the Japanese set city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River at Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Manila burns! Japs set city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River." 5 February 1945
Manila burns! The Japanese set city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River at Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Manila burns! Japs set city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River." 5 February 1945
Manila burns! The Japanese set the city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River at Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Manila burns! Japs set city on fire and retreated south of Pasig River." 5 February 1945
Manila from Quezo Bridge in February 1945
"Manila from Quezo Bridge." February 1945
Manila Post Office in the Philippines 1945
"Manila Post Office." [1945]
Manila Post Office with Pasig River separating North Manila in 1945
"Manila post office with Pasig River separating North Manila. Jones Bridge replaced by "Bailey" bridge on left." [1945]
Manila Post Office, Philippines in 1945
"Manila Post Office." [1945]
Manila under bombardment by American artillery on 15 February 1945
"Manila under bombardment by American artillery." 15 February 1945
Manila under bombardment by American artillery on 15 February 1945
"Manila under bombardment by American artillery." 15 February 1945
Many servicemen unload supplies from landing crafts, probably on a Pacific beach, 1943-1945
Servicemen unload supplies from an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) and other landing craft from the USS...
Many soldiers and landing craft during invasion of Leyte in October 1944
American soldiers unloading supplies from Coast Guard landing ships at the Leyte landing. "2191-39." "U.S. Coast Guard...
Map of Guam showing locations of cities in 1944
509.Photograph. Map of Guam showing locations of cities. 'File No: 46127.' [1944]
Map showing the offensive-defensive phase of the war in the Pacific from August 7, 1942, to August 6, 1943
445.Photograph. Official U. S. Navy Map of Western Pacific 'File No: 45297 April 23, 1944 Admiral King's Report: Chart...
Marine cemetary on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
View of a Marine cemetery on Iwo Jima, and the ocean beyond. "Marine cemetery. Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Marine Corps cemetery on Tinian in late 1945
United States Marine Corps cemetery on Tinian; American flag flying in middle of cemetery. "Tinian. Marine cemetery."...
Marine Corps General Holland McTyeire Smith, commander of the V Amphibious Corps, speaking at ceremony after successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll in February 1944
Marine Corps General Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith, commander of the V Amphibious Corps, speaking at ceremony...
Marine Corps rocket trucks launching land-based, self-propelled rockets on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Marine Corps rocket trucks launching land-based, self-propelled rockets. Official caption:'"Marine rocket truck...
Marine Corps Vought Corsair in teh Pacific.
"File No: TR -0743. Marine Corps Raiders - The sleek Vought Corsair, skimming clouds at a 400-mile-an-hour clip, has...

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