Interactions with local populations

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A crowd of civilians sunbathes along a river, 1945
Photograph. People in bathing suits sunbathe along a river bank while soldiers sit looking from the roadside. Personal...
A crowd of Italians in a square in Bologna, Italy on 21 April 1945
458.Photograph. ' 21 April 45. 5/MM-45-7322. Fifth Army, Bologna, Italy. Crowd of Italians in a square in Bologna....
A Curtis P-36 Hawk taxis on an airstrip at a soon to be completed aiifield in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Curtis P-36 Hawk taxis on an airstrip at a soon to be completed aiifield in Burma in 1944.
A dead German soldier in Cherbourg, France on 27 June 1944
A dead German soldier. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 5984 Weintraub--5. 27 June. A French civilian points out to Pvt....
A dirt road lined with thatch roofed houses is busy with Filipinos doing daily chores in the Philippines in 1944
A dirt road lined with thatch roofed houses is busy with Filipinos doing daily chores. "Philippine countryside scenes...
A festival or ritual in New Guinea in the 1940s
Pacific Islanders during festival or ritual. 194-
A Filipino civilian that survived being buried alive in a shelter by Japanese soldiers in the Philippines on 23 February 1945
"A Filipino civilian survived being buried alive in shelter by Japs." 23 February 1945
A Filipino man and woman ride on the back of a water buffalo in the Philippines in 1944
A Filipino man and woman ride on the back of a water buffalo. "Philippine countryside scenes." Philippines. 1944.
A flag ceremony in Cherbourg, France on 28 June 1944
A flag ceremony. Official copy: "Spare copy. ETO HQ 44 6013 Gallo 28 June. A flag made from parachutes of American...
A French mayor gives a speech in commemoration of the Fourth of July in Trévières, France on 14 May 1945
A French mayor gives a speech in commemoration of the Fourth of July. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6593 Rosenblum (2) 4...
A funeral pyre in India in 1943
Photograph. A funeral pyre in India in 1943.
A gate at a village along the Ledo Road in China
Photograph. A gate at a village along the Ledo Road in China.
A German man washes up at a makeshift basin in Dillingen, Germany on 11 December 1944
A German man washes up at a makeshift basin. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 29305 Bacon 11 Dec. Credit---U.S. Army Signal...
A GI and a Filipino woman sit at a table, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. A GI and a Filipino woman sit at a table drinking. Philippines. 1945
A group of children and two American soldiers sit on the steps of a temple, Okinawa, 1945
Photograph. An American soldier and local children pose on the steps of a temple in Okinawa. Official caption: "...
A group of guerrilla soldiers in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A group of guerrilla soldiers in Burma in 1944.
A group of Kachin or Jingpo villagers in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A group of Kachin or Jingpo villagers in Burma in 1944
A group of Kachin or Jingpo villagers in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A group of Kachin or Jingpo villagers in Burma in 1944
A group of local children gather near a US Army jeep in Ghana during World War II
Photograph. A group of local children gather near a US Army jeep in Ghana in the 1940s.
A group of local men and boys in Africa, 1941-43
Mass-produced photograph of a group of local men, some of whom are clapping, and two boys; there is a Caucasian man in...
A group of servicemen stand in the back of a truck, China-Burma-India Theater, 1944-45
A group of servicemen, and one local, are standing in a 2- ton truck that is parked off the road while two servicemen...
A horse drawn carriage in Manila, Philippines in 1945
A horse drawn carriage waiting for a customer. "'Nuf said. Taxi, Manila." Manila, Philippines. 1945
A horse-drawn wagon in front of a modern Italian post office in Naples in 1944 or 1945
Slide. Modern, Italian post office, horse-drawn wagon with bundles in foreground. "Naples - Post Office." From box...
A horse-drawn wooden cart in front of some Italian country houses in the Volturno Valley in 1944 or 1945
Slide. Italian country houses, horse-drawn, wooden cart in front. “Volturno Valley.” From box originally labeled “"No...
A Japanese soldier and his family in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945
A Japanese soldier and his family walk along a pier; a ship can be seen behind them. "Hiroshima. Jap soldier and...
A Japanese soldier returning home. Hiroshima, Japan. 1945
Japanese soldier walks along a pier, away from a ship, and carrying a large pack over one shoulder; "Jap soldier comes...
A Jeep approaches as villagers cross a portion of the Ledo Road in 1944 in Burma
Photograph. A Jeep approaches as villagers cross a portion of the Ledo Road in 1944 in Burma
A Kachin family outside a Catholic church in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin family outside a Catholic church in Burma in 1944.
A Kachin or Jingpo villager in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin or Jingpo villager in Burma in 1944
A Kachin villager ibn Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin villager poses in front of a US military truck in Burma in 1944.
A Kachin villager in traditional dress in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin villager in traditional dress in Burma in 1944.
A Kachin villager weaves cloth on a traditional loom in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin villager weaves cloth on a traditional loom in Burma in 1944.
A Kachin woman in traditional dress poses in Burma in 1944
Photograph. A Kachin woman in traditional dress poses in Burma in 1944.
A local boy stands ankle deep in water, Guadalcanal, 1945
Photograph. A young local boy stands ankle deep in water. Personal caption on photo front: "Guada Canal" and on photo...
A local Guamanian man rides a cart pulled by a carabao in 1945 on Guam
A local Guamanian man rides a cart pulled by a carabao in 1945 on Guam. "Caribou and Native, Guam."
A local man climbs a coconut tree in New Guinea during World War II
A local man climbs a coconut tree in New Guinea during World War II.

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