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Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Angst, Lawrence Wounds and Suicides
The first thing that Lawrence Angst would do if he came to a soldier missing a limb was try to stop the bleeding. He...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Roy, William Yorktown's Damage from Coral Sea
[Annotator's Note: William Roy was aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and worked as the ship's photographer as she returned...
Simons, F.M. Young People at War
F.M. Richard Simons' worst memories are of the cold and the fear of falling asleep in his foxhole. They had wire with...
Symons, John Yunnanyi, China
John Symons was in Karachi, India and assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 25th Fighter Squadron,...
10th Mountain Division going over a hill crest, Italy
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division advancing over a debris-covered hillcrest; a...
129th Infantry Regiment firing rifles at Japanese forces, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Unites States Army soldiers from the129th Infantry Regiment firing rifles across a dirt road at Japanese...
129th Infantry Regiment mortar crew firing 42 mortars in Manila fighting in the Philippines in 1945
"129th Inf Regt mortar crew firing 4.2 mortars in Manila fighting." [1945]
129th Infantry Regiment shooting at Japanese forces near Aritao, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 129th Infantry Regiment shooting at Japanese forces hidden behind a...
152nd Infantry Regiment shooting 57mm Gun M1 at Japanese forces, Marikina, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 152nd Infantry Regiment firing a 57mm Gun M1 toward Japanese forces;...
155 mm Long Tom artillery gun being fired at Japanese forces, Bougainville Island, 1944
Photograph. 155 mm Long Tom artillery gun being fired at Japanese troops. Official caption on front: "155mm rifle fires...
155mm Gun Motor Carriage M12 firing at German forces near Saint-Lô, France, 1944
Photograph. United States Army 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M12 firing from under camouflage netting. Official caption on...
1st Cavalry M4 tank explodes and burns after hitting Japanese mine near Manila on 9 March 1945
"1st Cav M4 tank explodes and burns after hitting Jap min near Manila." 9 March 1945
1st Infantry Division advancing past a dead German soldier on a city street, Bonn
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division advancing through a war-damaged city street past...
1st Marine Division pinned down on a beach, Peleliu, 1944
Photograph. United States Marines lying low on a beach during amphibious invasion; columns of smoke are rising in the...
23rd Infantry Division attacking a Japanese pillbox, Bougainville Island
Photograph. Cloud of smoke rising over tropical terrain from a 23rd Infantry Division attack on a Japanese...
23rd Infantry Division attacking a Japanese pillbox, Bougainville Island
Photograph. Two United States Army soldiers from the 23rd Infantry Division attacking a Japanese fortification; a large...
23rd Infantry Division cruising towards towards beach, Cebu Island, 1945
Photograph. 23rd Infantry Division troops riding in landing craft towards a beach; smoke is rising on the shore....
251st Field Artillery Battalion firing M101 howitzers at Japanese forces, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 251st Field Artillery Battalion positioned on hilly terrain and firing...
2nd Armored Division tank destroyers firing across Rur River, Germany
Photograph. 2nd Armored Division tank destroyers firing across the Rur River at an angle. Official caption on front: "...
2nd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire on a riverbank, Germany, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire behind river bank...
2nd Infantry Divisionn takingcover in a snow-covered trench, Germany
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division taking cover from German fire in a snow-covered...
34th Infantry Regiment soldiers firing a machine gun at Japanese forces, Corregidor Island, 1945
Photograph. Two United States Army 34th Infantry Regiment soldiers firing a machine gun at Japanese forces. Official...
37th Division Infantry soldiers dig in at Baguio cemetery because of close fighting at Baguio in the Philippines in 1945
"37th Div Infantry men dig in at Baguio cemetery because of close fighting." [1945]
37th Infantry Division advancing into Lantap, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldiers and a tank from the 37th Infantry Division advancing through vegetation....
37th Infantry Division attacking a Japanese pillbox, Bougainville Island
Photograph. United States Army soldiers from the 37th Infantry Division shooting at a Japanese fortification in a...
37th Infantry Division patrol members use the "hat on a stick" trick to draw enemy fire in South Manila in the Philippines on 15 February 1945
"37th Div patrol members use "hat on a stick" trick to draw enemy fire in South Manila." 15 February 1945
37th Infantry Division patrol members use the "hat-on-stick trick" to draw enemy fire in southern Manila, in the Philippines on 15 February 1945
"37th Div patrol members use "hat on stick" trick to draw enemy fire in South Manila." 15 February 1945

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