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A US Marine, holding a flame thrower, stands near dead Japanese soldiers on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
A US Marine, holding a flame thrower, stands near two dead Japanese soldiers; there is a damaged bunker behind them and...
A US soldier takes cover behind a Japanese artillery gun and ammunition boxes, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
A US soldier, holding a rifle and in a prone position, takes cover behind a Japanese artillery gun. The gun is on...
Action scene of soldiers running across road during Italian campaign in 1944
567.Photograph. Action shot of a platoon of soldiers getting up to run across a road to the next field. Italy. 1944
African American soldier firing a bazooka at German forces, Italy
Photograph. Untied States Army African American soldier firing a bazooka at German forces from behind a low hill; other...
Allied soldier watching for Germans near Sant'oliva, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Allied soldier with rifle watches for Germans. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-5460." Official caption...
American anti-tank crew loading weapon, Italy, 1944
Photograph. American anti-tank crew loading weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-985." Official caption on...
American anti-tank unit fires in France in June 1944
American anti-tank unit fires at enemy position. "ETO-HQ-44-5296. Massenge. 10 June. Signal corps photo. An American...
American artillery observers utilize their field glasses to watch enemy fortifications being shelled near San Pietro, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American artillery observers keep their field glasses glued on enemy fortifications being pounded by...
American artillerymen fire Howitzers in France in July 1944
Artillerymen fire Howitzers. "ETO-HQ-44-7265. Franklin. 11 July. Signal corps photo. Yank Howitzers fire on the German...
American artillerymen firing Howitzers in France in July 1944
American artillerymen firing Howitzers. "ETO-HQ-44-7264. Franklin. 11 July. Signal corps photo. American howitzers...
American checking for the enemy in a German fort in Mutzig, France
American soldier checking for the enemy in a German fort. First official caption: "Master Caption for 28499, 28505,...
American infantrymen provide covering fire in St. Malo, France in August 1944.
American infantrymen provide covering fire. "ETO-HQ-44-10424. Ryan. 8 Aug. Signal corps photo. Infantrymen draw "beads...
American landing craft heading for a beach, Guam, 1944
Photograph. American landing craft filled with Marines cruising through open water. Official caption on front: "Amtracs...
American landing craft heading towards a beach, Tarawa Atoll, 1943
Photograph. American landing craft carrying United States Marines cruising through the ocean towards land. Official...
American LCI sinking off the coast of Normandy, 1944
Photograph. United States Coast Guardsmen on the deck of a listing LCI [Landing Craft, Infantry] that is beginning to...
American machine gunners fire down a street in Aachen in October 1944
American machine gunners fire down a street in Aachen. "ETO-HQ-44-17895. Witscher. Machine gunners firing from bomb...
American mortar crew advances in Germany in February 1945
American mortar crew advances under cover. 'Signal corps photo ETO-HQ-45-15109 23 Feb A mortar crew of the 20th...
American rangers advance positions, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American rangers advance positions. Italy Official caption on front: "MM-5-150346." Official caption on...
American rangers advance positions, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American rangers run along a gravel path to advance their positions. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
American riflemen lie prone on a grassy embankment, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American riflemen lie prone on a grassy embankment Official caption on front: "MM-5-150428." Official...
American soldiers cross the Mosel River during battle in Germany in March 1945
American soldiers in assault boats cross the Mosel River during battle. "ETO-HQ-45-19849. Ryan. 14 Mar. Signal corps...
American soldiers debarking LCVPs, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. American soldiers debarking LCVPs [landing craft, vehicle, personal] and wading toward Normandy beaches....
American soldiers fighting in hedgerows in France in July 1944
Troops fire on a German sniper. "ETO-HQ-44-6984. Hartman. 6 July. Signal corps photo. U.S. infantrymen fired upon by a...
American tank advances in Aachen in October 1944
American tank advances in Aachen to engage the Germans. "ETO-HQ-44-17964. Westcott. 15 Oct. Signal corps photo. Yank...
American tanks and Marines fighting on the front, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
American M4 Sherman tanks, and--in the foreground--one Marine with a .30 caliber machine gun and another with a M1918...
American troops move forward under cover in Niederbronn-Les-Bains, France on 10 December 1944
American troops move forward under cover. Note that units and locations have been stricken in the caption. Official...
American troops rushing for cover in Germany in March 1945
American troops rushing for cover. "ETO-HQ-45-17339. Valentine. 3 Mar. Signal corps photo. Three infantrymen armed with...
An American infantryman fires on a sniper's position in November 1944
An American infantryman fires on a sniper's position. "ETO-HQ-44-27180. Carolan. 26 Nov. Signal corps photo....
An American soldier cautiously aims his rifle in Belgium in September 1944
An American soldier cautiously aims around the corner of a building. "ETO-HQ-44-14218. Noble. 8 Sept. Signal corps...
An American soldier poses over the body of a dead Japanese sniper, Tarawa, 1943
An American soldier poses with a gun over the body of a dead Japanese sniper lying in a ditch. "Dead Jap sniper on...
An American soldier stands in a snow covered foxhole in Reyersviller, France on 24 January 1945
An American soldier stands in a snow covered foxhole. Note that units and locations have been stricken in the caption....
An artillery battery in the field in Sarreguemines, France on 12 December 1944
An artillery battery in the field. Note that a unit and location have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...
An artillery weapon is loaded under cover of camoflauge netting in Saint-Lô, France on 26 July 1944
An artillery weapon is loaded under cover of camoflauge netting. Note that the location has been stricken in the...
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers on Iwo Jima in February
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers. Official captions:'"Jap [Japanese] suicide plane hits the water off Iwo...
Battle on a beach, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines crouching and lying behind a sand barricade on a beach; a tank is in the background....
Bombs exploding near US Coast Guard ships off the coast of Sicily, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bombs exploding near United States Coast Guard-manned transport ships. Official caption on reverse: "1790...

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