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United States soldiers gathered around a truck to be entertained, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
United States servicemen, two on the ground behind a truck and one in the truck with an accordion, entertaining troops...
United States soldiers gathered around a truck to be entertained, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
A company sized group of servicemen (soldiers) gathered near the back of 2- ton truck with some servicemen in the back...
United States soldiers gathered around a truck to be entertained, Mediterranean Theater, 1942-44
A company sized group of servicemen (soldiers) gathered near the back of a 2- ton truck with some servicemen in the...
United States soldiers setting up tent in a dust storm in North Africa, 1942-43
United States soldiers setting up tent in a dust storm in a desert. "Dust storm. Tent we lived in." See also 2009.278....
Unloading a DUKW off the USS Rutland near Okinawa on 14 April 1945
Unloading a DUKW, an amphibious truck, off the USS Rutland and into the ocean after the successful attack on Okinawa on...
Unloading a DUKW off the USS Rutland near Okinawa on 14 April 1945
Unloading a DUKW, an amphibious truck, off the USS Rutland and into the ocean after the successful attack on Okinawa in...
US Army Air Force Mobile Canteen Service truck, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Box body-type truck, probably a Chevrolet, with words on it that read "U. S. Army Air Force Mobile Canteen Service,...
US Army camp in Burmese countryside, Burma
Photograph. United States Army camp in set up in grassy fields with short hedgerow borders; bulk of tent tops are made...
US Army captain at a table
Photograph. A United States Army captain sitting at a table with a Lord Baltimore cigar box in front of him. Location...
US Army photographers
Negative. United States Army photographers taking photographs as seen through tall grass. Presumably Burma [modern-day...
US Army soldiers advancing through a valley in the Tyrolean Alps, Austria
Photograph. Armed United States Army soldiers advancing across a broad valley floor; the Alps are in the background....
US Army soldiers advancing up a hill, 1942
Photograph. United States Army soldiers advancing up a hill; a coastline is in the background. Official caption on...
US Army soldiers eating next to a soap factory, Stolberg, 1945
Photograph. Three US Army soldiers sitting on suitcases and boxes while eating outdoors next to a factory building; two...
US Army tank crew refueling a tank in a wooded area, 1945
Photograph. United States Army tank crew refueling a covered tank in a wooded area. Personal caption on reverse: "...
US chaplain says grace, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Soldiers bow their heads as a US chaplain says grace on Christmas Day. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
US corporal leaning against a tent, Hawaii, 1945
Photograph. A United States corporal leaning against a tent. Hawaii. 1945
US corporal relaxing, Hawaii
Photograph. A United States corporal smiling and sitting on a military vehicle; other vehicles and servicemen are in...
US Corporal standing in front of tents, Hawaii, 1945
Photograph. A United States corporal standing in front of a row of tents. Hawaii. 1945
US Marine speaking into field phone from small foxhole on Iwo Jima in February 1945
US Marine looking directly at camera, speaking into field phone from small foxhole. Official caption: "Foxhole phone...
US Marine with at makeshift post office, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. American Serviceman sitting at a desk in a brick building handing a Marine a stack of letters through a...
US Marines adjusting a tent in a flooded area, New Britain, 1943
Photograph. Two United States Marines adjusting a large tent in knee-deep water surrounded by trees. Official caption...
US Marines and supplies on a beach, Gilbert Islands, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines and supplies on crowded, war-damaged beach; rubber boats are anchored near a Japanese...
US Marines at a Signal Corps station on Tarawa, 1943-1944
US Marines man a signal station on Tarawa with sign: “AT...
US Marines during mail call, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. United States Marines handing out letters. Official caption on front: "Tinian USMC Photo No. 10-11." Tinian...
US Marines find a case of Japanese beer on Tarawa, 1943
US Marines near a damaged structure and surrounded by debris pose with a case a Japanese beer. "Jap beer on Tarawaya."...
US Marines kneel during a mass for deceased soldiers, Tarawa, 1943
US Marines kneel in tribute to their fallen comrades as Father C. C. Rwdel, Chicago, Marine Corps chaplain, conducts...
US Marines kneel during a mass for deceased soldiers, Tarawa, 1943
US Marines kneel in tribute to their fallen comrades as Father C. C. Rwdel, Chicago, Marine Corps chaplain, conducts...
US Marines marching along a dirt road, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. Two lines of armed United States Marines marching along the sides of a dirt road through a village; a...
US Marines read a news bulletin posted to a palm tree on Tarawa, 1943-44
US Marines reading the "Tarawa Times", a news bulletin which is posted to a palm tree. A sign reads: "Tarawa Times....
US Marines setting up artillery near "Bloody Ridge", Guadalcanal
Photograph. United States Marines setting up artillery stations on the side of a hill. Official caption on front: "...
US Marines standing in company formation around a platform with an altar, Pacific Theater, 1943-45
US Marines standing in company formation in a U shape around a platform with an altar backed by a cloth with a US flag...
US Marines, in shorts, mill around the ruins of a war damaged building in the Pacific Theater, 1943-45
US Marines in shorts, one sitting and two moving around, are near the ruins of a war damaged building; they are...
US Naval officer aboard the USS Collett, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Naval officer standing in front of the bulkhead hatch aboard the USS Collett (DD-730)....
US Navy destroyer
Photograph. United States Navy destroyer in open ocean. Location unknown. No date
US Navy destroyer
Photograph. United States Navy destroyer in open ocean. Personal caption on reverse: "Pilcker destroer [sic]." Location...
US Navy sailor aboard the USS Collett, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy sailor exiting the bulkhead hatch aboard the USS Collett (DD-730). Pacific Ocean. No date

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