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Long line of servicemen waiting outside of a Quonset hut, 1945
Photograph. Long line of servicemen standing outside of a Quonset hut; rows of tents are in the background. Presumably...
Louis Nevin Hodges sitting on a church balcony, Philippines, 1945
Photograph. Louis Nevin Hodges sitting on the edge of a balcony at St. Augustine Cathedral. Intramuros, Manila,...
Low wooden building with seven barn-style doors along one side. Umnak. 1944
Photograph. Low wooden building with seven barn-style doors along one side stands in the middle of a muddy, snow-...
LST-168 beached and being unloading
Photograph. Servicemen in trucks preparing to unload from the main deck of LST-168. Another unidentified LST is in the...
LST-202 beached and being unloaded
Photograph. Side of the beached LST-202 and being unloaded. Lifejackets and rafts are draped over the handrails of the...
LST-470 unloading at a Pacific Island
Photograph. Deck of LST-470 full of equipment waiting to be unloaded on the beach. In the foreground is an LCVP from...
Lt. Collins standing in a yard
Photograph. Lieutenant Collins standing in a yard; Several other servicemen are walking in the background next to a...
Lt. James Gordon holding a line of fish
Photograph. Lieutenant James Gordon holding a string of fish. Personal caption on reverse:“"James Gordon from Jackson,...
Lt. James Gordon outside the Headquarters 558 Motor Ambulance Company
Photograph. Lieutenant James Gordon leans against a railing next to a sign reading "Headquarters 558 Motor Ambulance Co...
Lt. Martin Rubin and another soldier cook in a helmet
Photograph. Two soldiers in undershirts, Rubin on the left, cook in a helmet in front of a tent. Location unknown. No...
Lt. Meyers posing for a photograph
Photograph. Lieutenant Meyers standing in front of an ivy-covered house. Personal caption on reverse: "Lt. Meyers /...
M/Sgt. D. Neier sitting at his desk
Negative. Master Sergeant D. Neier filing paperwork at his desk in a tent. Location unknown. No date
M/Sgt. William Denmire polishing his shoes, New Guinea, 1944
Photograph. Master Sergeant William Denmire sitting and polishing his boots; laundry hangs on a line in the background...
M/Sgt. William Denmire posing with a military vehicle
Photograph. Master Sergeant William Denmire leaning against a military vehicle; Jeeps and thatched roof buildings are...
M/Sgt. William Denmire standing by a portable machine shop, New Guinea, 1944
Photograph. Master Sergeant William Denmire standing at the back of a portable machine shop, the doors are open.”...
M/Sgt. William Denmire standing in front of a repair shop
Photograph. Master Sergeant William Denmire standing in front of the entrance of an elevated repair shop. Two personal...
M/Sgt. William Denmire standing in front of a tent
Photograph. Master Sergeant William Denmire holding a machete while standing in front of a camp tent. Location unknown...
Machine gunner guarding bathing US Marines, Guadalcanal
Photograph. View from a machine gun nest of naked United States Marines bathing in river and sitting on a pontoon...
Man at sawhorse table
Photograph. Serviceman holds up large cutting board at sawhorse table. Caption on back: "Italy 1944." Italy. 1944
Man standing in a street
Photograph. Man standing in the a street. Behind him is a Studebaker G-M2 with a medic flag, men are walking towards it...
Man standing on a beach, Iceland
Photograph. Man standing on a wet beach and looking out to the ocean. Iceland. No date
Man standing on a glacier, Iceland
Photograph. Man standing on a glacier next to its edge. Iceland. No date
Manchu Headquarters
Photograph. A military police officer stands on the steps of the Manchu Headquarters of the 2nd Infantry Division....
Marine base camp on a beach, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. A United States Marine base camp a beach. Marines are sitting and standing next to pup tents while others...
Marine boarding a combat transport ship in the South Pacific
Photograph. Marine carrying his sea bag boards a combat transport ship. Caption on reverse: "2088. From: Public...
Marine boarding a combat transport ship in the South Pacific
Photograph. A Marine carrying his sea bag and weapon boards a combat transport ship. Caption on reverse: "2079. From:...
Marines aboard an aircraft carrier in September 1944
"File Number: 243454 September 19, 1944. Reveille at dawn-- Sprawled out below the wings of Navy planes, Marines en...
Marines aboard the USS Rutland near Saipan in 1945
U.S. Marines sitting on deck of USS Rutland; probably off of Saipan in February 1945. From donor's notes: "The Marines...
Marines and Coast Guardsmen holding a Japanese flag, Engebi Island, 1944
Photograph. A group of Marine and Coast Guard soldiers holding up a Japanese flagon Engebi Island. Caption on reverse...
Marines boarding a Coast Guard transport ship in the South Pacific
Photograph. A line of Marines boarding a Coast Guard transport ship at a port in the South Pacific. Official caption on...
Marines boarding a combat transport ship in the South Pacific
Photograph. Marine carrying his sea bag boards a combat transport ship. Official caption on reverse: "2084. From:...
Marines boarding a combat transport ship in the South Pacific
Photograph. Marine carrying his sea bag and weaponry boards a combat transport ship. Official caption on paper attached...
Marines raising an American flag, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. Two United States Marines raising an American flag while a group of Marines observe; a camp is in the...
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...
Marketplace scene
Photograph. Civilians wearing salakóts walking through an open marketplace. Personal caption on front: "The Market."...
Master Sergeant Spinks posing with a .30 caliber machine gun outside an elevated military tent at Palawan in 1945
Master Sergeant John O. Spinks, Sr. posing with a M1919 Browning .30 caliber medium machine gun outside elevated...

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