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Phillips, Robert Wounded Medics
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips served in the Army as a combat medic in the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry...
Wayne, William Wounded on Day Three
On his second day on Iwo Jima, Japan, William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th...
Donovan, Robert Wounded on Leyte
Robert L. Donovan did not rely on his faith as much as people would think. He did not find himself praying very often....
Lopez, Lionel Wounded on Leyte
Lionel Lopez went to Leyte Island in the Philippines. He stayed on the beach with equipment. On the second day,...
Martin, Charles Wounded on Okinawa
Charles Martin remembers that the new tanks had 75 mm howitzers on them. Martin and a friend learned how to swim...
Bender, Harry Wounded on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...
Hall, Clayton Wounded on Peleliu
Clayton Hall was pinned down [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Goodwin, Kenneth Writing His Unit's History
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin was a Private First Class [Annotator's Note: while serving with the I...
Knese, Benard WWII to Korea
Bernard Knese moved from England to France in early 1945. Knese served in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War...
Maiten, Sidney Yalta Conference
Sidney Maiten and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Catoctin (AGC-5)] sailed to Sevastopol for the Yalta Conference....
Roy, William Yorktown Photographer enters the War
William Roy had served in Battleship Division 5 in the Atlantic on the battleship Arkansas [Annotator's Note: USS...
Roy, William Yorktown's Damage from Coral Sea
[Annotator's Note: William Roy was aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and worked as the ship's photographer as she returned...
Ross, Hartsel Young Man to Merchant Marine
Hartsel Ross joined the Maritime Services [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine] in January 1944. He boarded a...
Simons, F.M. Young People at War
F.M. Richard Simons' worst memories are of the cold and the fear of falling asleep in his foxhole. They had wire with...
Interior view of the shower house on base in Italy in November 1944
469.Photograph. '8 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30114. Fifth Army, La Martina Area, Italy. Inside view of the shower house of the...
15th Evacuation Hospital encampment
Photograph. Rows of medical tents with a sign for the 15th Evacuation Hospital; hills are in the background. Presumably...
17th Armored Engineer Battalion motorcyclist
Photograph. Ten American servicemen sitting on motorcycles; another serviceman is crouching in front of the middle....
17th Armored Engineer Battalion unit photograph
Photograph. 17th Armored Engineer Battalion kneeling or standing in three rows for a unit photograph; a willow tree and...
17th Armored Engineer Battalion with mounted tanks
Photograph. Serviceman in the 17th Armored Engineer Battalion posing with M4 Sherman tanks mounted with a large bars...
1st Infantry Division marching on a snow-covered road near Mürringen, Belgium, 1945
Photograph. Two columns of armed United States Army soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division marching on a snow-covered...
1st Lt. Hugh Ward kneeling in a camp
Photograph. First Lieutenant Hugh Ward kneeling on the ground outside of a large tent; palm trees are in the background...
1st Lt. Hugh Ward standing outside
Photograph. First Lieutenant Hugh Ward standing outside in his field uniform. Personal caption on reverse: "1st. Lt."...
1st Lt. Hugh Ward with a puppy and parrot
Photograph. First Lieutenant Hugh Ward crouching down with with a puppy in one hand and a bird on his shoulder....
1st Sgt. James Hall posing in a tent, Burma
Negative. First Sergeant James E. Hall sitting on a chair between a nightstand and a bunk inside a tent; a portrait of...
2002.200.012_1
Photograph. Corporal Hiram Boone standing shirtless and wearing his dog tags in front of a row of Army tents. Personal...
2002.200.047_1
Photograph. Covered sleeping hammock hanging between two trees; clothes are also hanging on the ropes. Personal caption...
2002.200.050_1
Photograph. United States Army camp in set up in grassy fields with short hedgerow borders; bulk of tent tops are made...
2002.200.055_1
Photograph. American soldiers waiting in a field mess line as others receive chow; camp ground is bare. Personal...
2012.059.070_1
Photograph. Two servicemen standing by an army Jeep are looking at a wooden barrack. Personal caption on reverse: "...
2015.111.203_1
Soldiers eating rations in the field. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 9757 21 Jan. Credit...US Army Signal Corps. Photog...
20th Air Force inspection, North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. Men of the 20th Air Force parading during a military ins pection. North Field, Tinian. 22 December 1945
20th Air Force inspection, North Field, Tinian, 1945
Photograph. Men of the 20th Air Force parading during a military ins pection. North Field, Tinian. 22 December 1945
20th Air Force officers speaking to each other
Photograph. A group of 20th Air Force officers standing in a circle and talking. More servicemen are in the background...

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