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M114 155 mm howitzers firing at night toward Cagayen Valley, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. American M114 155 mm howitzers firing at night toward Cagayen Valley. Official caption on front: "Battery...
M36 tank destroyer firing at a German pillbox, Brest, 1944
Photograph. United States Army M36 tank destroyer in a city street firing at a German pillbox; armed soldiers are...
M4 Sherman tank firing at German forces, Aachen, 1944
Photograph. M4 Sherman tank firing at German forces in a city street. Official caption on front: "Tank fires at Nazi...
M4 Sherman tank through Saint-Sever-Calvados, France, 1944
Photograph. United States Army soldiers in a M4 Sherman tank driving down a city street past war-damaged buildings....
Marine camp after a battle, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines carrying an injured or dead Marine on a litter; another Marine beside them is digging...
Marine returning to a Coast Guard ship, Enewetak Atoll, 1944
Photograph. Marine covered in dirt being assisted onto a Coast Guard ship. Caption on reverse: "3394. From: Public...
Marines advancing on a beach, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines crouch running up a beach towards another group of Marines. Official caption on front...
Marines behind a barricade, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines crouched behind a wooden barricade; another group are climbing up a sand dune....
Marines blowing up a Japanese pillbox, Parry Island, 1944
Photograph. Smoke rising from a Japanese fortification in a war-damaged area; two United States Marines are in the...
Marines examinging a dead Japanese soldier
Photograph. United States Marines examining a dead Japanese soldier in a beach trench. Official caption on front: "...
Marines firing a 75mm Pack Howitzer M1, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines firing a 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 in a jungle. Official caption on front: "Tarawa / USMC...
Marines inspecting a foxhole, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines inspecting a Japanese foxhole entrance on a beach. Official caption on front: "Tarawa...
Marines on a beach in prone position, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines lying in prone position behind a small sand dune on a beach. Official caption on...
Marines resting on a beach, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines lying on a beach while another group stands in front of them; landing crafts are in...
Marines under fire, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines lying in prone position behind a sand dune as bullets fly throw the air. Official...
MARS Task Force firing a mortar at Japanese positions near Lashio, Burma
Photograph. United States Army soldiers in the MARS Task Force [5332d Brigade (Provisional)] firing a mortar at...
MARS Task Force soldiers defending Burma Road, Burma
Photograph. United States Army soldiers in the MARS Task Force [5332d Brigade (Provisional)] soldiers firing rifles and...
Members of the 10th Mountain Division during an attack on Monte Della Vedetta in Italy on 3 March 1945.
27.Photograph. A 10th Mountain Division soldier holds an M1 Garand with bayonet attached in foreground; another fires a...
Military graves in a town
Photograph. Row of graves with rifle and helmet grave markers under a row of trees; civilians walk around debris and...
Mines exploding as American soldiers move forward in the Leghorn area of Italy in July 1944
266.Photograph. '19 July 44. MM-5-44-7771. Fifth Army Leghorn Area, Italy. Cpl. Duane T. Moen, 316th Engineers, 91st...
Moroccan tank troops fire on German positions, Castelforte, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Moroccan tank troops fire on German position at the base of a hill. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-...
Mortar crew firing on German positions in Santa Maria Infante, Italy in April 1944
249.Photograph. '21 April 44. MM-5-44-4043. Fifth Army, Minturno Area, Italy. 81mm infantry support mortars of Co. 'D...
Mortar crew targets German post, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Mortar crew targets German post. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150420." Official caption on reverse: "...
Mortar gunners provide close support for 1st Cavalry units at Manila in the Philippines on 9 March 1945
"Mortar gunners provide close support for 1st Cav units." 9 March 1945
Mortar platoon, 126th Infantry Regiment, firing 81mm mortars near the Orboredo River on Luzon in the Philippines on 25 February 1945
"Mortar platoon, 126th Inf Regt, firing 81mm mortars near Orboredo River. 25 February 1945
Mortars fire at enemy line near Manila in the Philippines on 4 March 1945
"Mortars fire at enemy line near Manila, Luzon." 4 March 1945
Navy guns pound Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945
US Coast Guard and Navy vessels shooting at Mount Suribachi; a Bofors 40 mm antiaircraft gun in foreground. Official...
Navy LCM's (Landing Craft Mechanized) bring supplies ashore and return with casualties from Leyte in 31 October 1944
280.Photograph. 'File Number: 46916 October 31, 1944 'Shuttle Service in battle of Philippines Navy LCM's (Landing...
Observers spotting enemy positions in the Philippines in 1945
"Observers spotting enemy positions." Baguio, Philippines [1945]
Paratroopers under assault from German artillery in the Netherlands in October 1944
Soldiers under assault from German 88s. "ETO-HQ-44-17200. Poznak. 9 Oct. Signal corps photo. American paratroopers rush...
Prime Minister Winston Churchill prepares to fire an artillery weapon, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Prime Minister Winston Churchill prepares to fire an artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "C.G.-...
Quad .50 Cal machine guns, mounted on a half-track, fire at enemy bombers near Carranglan in the Philippines in 1945
"Quad 50 cal machine guns fire at enemy bombers." Mounted on half track. [1945]
Recently landed US airborne troops near La Motte, France, 1944
Photograph. United States airborne troops crouching and lying in prone position next to a glider in a meadow; Army...
Scores of landing craft people the water off Guam as the U. S. military press the campaign for Guam on 20 July 1944
503.Photograph. 'File Number: 59456 August 2, 1944 Landing boats swarm off Guam Scores of tiny landing craft people the...
Secretary of the Navy fires an artillery weapon, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Secretary of the Navy fires an artillery weapon. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-8716." Official...
Servicemen behind a barricade
Photograph. Three American servicemen behind a makeshift barricade in a street; two are crouching, one is lying on the...

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