Life in the Field/aboard ship

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A group of soldiers attend outdoor church services
Photograph. A group of soldiers attend outdoor church services, complete with an organ player, with medical tents in...
A group of soldiers in camp in India in 1944
Photograph. A group of soldiers in camp in India in 1944.
A group of soldiers peel potatoes for an upcoming mess near Milne Bay in 1943
Photograph. A group of soldiers peel potatoes for an upcoming mess near Milne Bay. 1943
A group of US Marines pose with various Japanese items on Tarawa, 1943
A group of US Marines pose with various Japanese items. "Jap booty at Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. 1943
A group of US soldiers in camp in India in 1944
Photograph. A group of US soldiers in camp in India in 1944.
A group of US soldiers in camp in India in 1944
Photograph. A group of US soldiers in camp in India in 1944.
A kitchen on a hospital ship in Jacksonville, Florida on 17 August 1944
A kitchen on a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #1432, Neg. #983. 17 August 1944. 1. View of Galley Room #534...
A laundry facility aboard a hospital ship in Mobile, Alabama taken on 25 August 1945-3 September 1945
A laundry facility aboard a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #2432, Neg. #1815-25-45. 25 Aug.-- 3 Sep. 1945. 1....
A medic holds a truck windshield wiper vacuum hose which is being used to suck blood from wound while a doctor works on Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Medic holds truck windshield wiper vacuum hose used to suck blood from wound as doctor works." [1945]
A mess hall aboard a hospital ship in New Orleans, Louisiana circa 1945
A mess hall aboard a hospital ship. Official caption: "Patient's Mess aboard U.S.A.H.S. 'Republic.'" New Orleans,...
A nurse's lounge on a hospital ship in New Orleans, Louisiana on 25 August 1945-03 September 1945
A nurse's lounge on a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #2432, Neg. #1815-40-45. 25 Aug.--3 Sep. 1945. 1. View...
A nurse's lounge on a hospital shop in Jacksonville, Florida on 17 August 1944
A nurse's lounge on a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #1432, Neg, #983. 17 August 1944. 1. Nurses's Lounge...
A nurse's lounge on a hospital shop in Jacksonville, Florida on 17 August 1944
A nurse's lounge on a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #1432, Neg, #983. 17 August 1944. 1. Nurses's Lounge...
A pet monkey argues with himself in the mirror of a jeep ambulance at Manila in the Philippines on 8 February 1945
"Pet monkey argues with himself in mirror of jeep ambulance." 8 February 1945
A rifle squad fires a salute to American dead at a cemetery on Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
Rifle squad fires a salute to American dead at cemetery on a beach; an American flag flies at half-mast. "Salute to...
A sick bay on a hospital ship in New Orleans, Louisiana on 25 August 1945-3 September 1945
A sick bay on a hospital ship. Official caption: "W.O. #2432, Neg, #1815-56-45. 25 Aug.--3 Sep. 1945. 1. View showing...
A soldier boils his laundry in a makeshift wash basin near Setterich, Germany on 22 January 1945
A soldier boils his laundry in a makeshift wash basin. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official...
A soldier climbs up a ladder after crossing a shallow river, probably on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A view from above of a soldier as he climbs up a ladder after crossing a shallow...
A soldier from the 1st Armored Division shows his skill in assembling an oil stove using German shell cases and equipment for the materials in Italy on 27 November 1944
304.Photograph. '27 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30685. Fifth Army, Italy. T/4 Harry K. Moore, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1st Armored...
A soldier in the field opening a gift package in Germany on 08 December 1944
A soldier in the field opening a gift package. Note that the unit has been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...
A soldier leans against a makeshift supply depot on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A soldier leans against a makeshift supply depot on Cape Gloucester. "Base camp...
A soldier looks through binoculars in the field in Germany on 10 December 1944
A soldier looks through binoculars in the field. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...
A soldier of the 71st Infantry Division washing clothes in a cold mountain stream on 9 March 1944
1785. '3-9-44. Muldrew. Pfc Eugene J. Berringer of Rockaway, Pennsylvania, member of Co 'I', 14th Inf. Regt., 71st Div...
A soldier protects his rifle with a ration box in Elsenborn, Belgium on 30 January 1945
A soldier protects his rifle with a ration box. Note that units have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...
A soldier rests on his cot in a tent in New Guinea in 1943
Photograph. A soldier rests on his cot in a tent in New Guinea. "This is me for 3 days after I got back." 1943
A soldier stands by a makeshift sink in New Guinea in 1943
Photograph. A soldier wearing a pith helmet stands by a makeshift sink in New Guinea in 1943.
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945. Soldiers of Company E, 145th...
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945. Soldiers of Company E, 145th...
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945
A soldier stands in front of a make-shift mess hall, probably at Bougainville in 1945. Soldiers of Company E, 145th...
A soldier takes preventitive measures to keep his feet healthy in Luxembourg on 26 January 1945
A soldier takes preventitive measures to keep his feet healthy. Official caption: "ETO HQ 45 10481 26 Jan. Credit...US...
A soldier washes clothes at camp at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II
A soldier washes clothes at camp at an unknown location in the Pacific during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.
A soldier wearing his 'long johns' reaches out of his winterized pup tent for a little wood with which to start the morning fire in Castelucio, Italy on 28 November 1944
307.Photograph. '28 Nov 44. 5/MM-44-30699. Fifth Army, Castelucio Area, Italy. Pvt. Stan G. Heier, 2301 Clifton Av.,...
A soldier with two mules in camp in India in 1944
Photograph. A soldier with two mules in camp in India in 1944.
A soldier wrings out his laundry after he washed it in half of a 55-gallon drum in the field in 1943
Photograph. A soldier wrings out his laundry after he washed it in half of a 55-gallon drum in the field in 1943....
A T/3 sitting on the hood of a car
Photograph. An Army Technician Third Grade sitting the hood of a truck next to an ambulance. Location unknown. No date
A T/4 writting a letter aboard a ship
Photograph. A technician fourth grade sits by his bunk while writing a letter. Official caption on reverse: "3325. From...

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