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Battle for Leyte, 1944, WWII - 111-SC-278010 (28417089080)

Battle for Leyte, 1944, WWII - 111-SC-278010 (28417089080)

111-SC-278010: Battle of Leyte Gulf, Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944. American survivors of the battle are rescued by a U.S. Navy ship on October 26, 1944. Some 1,200 survivors of Gambier Bay (CV 73), U... More

121206-N-WF272-048 (22963236293)

121206-N-WF272-048 (22963236293)

121206-N-WF272-048 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 6, 2012) Musician 3rd Class Shelby Tucci, assigned to the Pacific Fleet Band, plays Taps during a sunset ceremony at the USS Utah Memorial, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136036 (26800849195)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136036 (26800849195)

127-GW-1541-136036: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 23, 1945. Marine Lieutenant Joseph H. Ochsie, Jr., Tommy Gun in hand, leads an advance party of military police of the ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136771 (26196018434)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-136771 (26196018434)

127-GW-1541-136771: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 25, 1945. Two Marines of the Second Battalion, 27th Marines, view the ruins of the city of Sasebo while standing guard ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-137410 (26800848835)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1541-137410 (26800848835)

127-GW-1541-137410: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Sasebo, Japan, September 23, 1945. Private Jack Ozell, a member of Easy Company, Second Battalion, 27th Marines, a unit of the 5th Marine Divisi... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1541-139697 (26196017284)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1541-139697 (261960...

127-GW-1541-139697: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Kagoshima, Kyushu, December 1945. Checking the guard requirements for the afternoon Tokyo repatriation train with Japanese interpreter, America... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1541-147055 (26800848125)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1541-147055 (26800848125)

127-GW-1541-147055: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Mother Margertte poses with her singing class in her school at Kumamoto. Photographed by Rogers, November 4, 1945, at Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan. ... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1545-140543 (26196016784)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1545-140543 (261960...

127-GW-1545-140543: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. A U.S. Marine tacks up a sign showing the distance in mileage from Sasebo to Brooklyn on an already well-filled building. Photographed by C.O. J... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-133729 (26528909860)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-133729 (265289...

127-GW-1548-133729: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. USS Stack (DD 406). Surrender of Truce Planes Outlined. Military installations of the Japanese are pointed out by a member of the surrender de... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134376 (26196016214)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134376 (261960...

127-GW-1548-134376: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Uraga Village Harbor, September 2, 1945. Allied patrol boats returning after investigating boats in the harbor. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, ... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134646 (26528909230)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134646 (265...

127-GW-1548-134646: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Kurishama, September 2, 1945. Formal surrender of the Kurishama torpedo school and entry of Uraga village to Lieutenant Patterson, Commanding Of... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134647 (26528908790)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134647 (265...

127-GW-1548-134647: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Kurishama, Yokosuka, Japan, September 2, 1945. Kurishama Torpedo School. Lieutenant Commander Saburo Oguchi leaves administration building for ... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134690 (26528908360)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134690 (265289...

127-GW-1548-134690: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Futtusaki Peninsula, Japan, August 30, 1945. First Japanese Surrender, Purple Beach, 500 yards inland. Photographed by Ragus. U.S. Marine Corp... More

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134739 (26528908020)

Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945 - 127-GW-1548-134739 (265289...

127-GW-1548-134739: Japanese Surrender, August-September 1945. Futtusaki Peninsula, Japan, August 30, 1945. Japanese officers issue orders to enlisted rank of their surrender. Photographed by Yakimovich. ... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134503 (26528907600)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134503 (265...

127-GW-1549-134503: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Marine Honor Guard at the formal surrender to Allied powers onboard USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Harbor, Japan. The Leathernecks are shown... More

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134514 (26528907320)

Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945 - 127-GW-1549-134514 (265...

127-GW-1549-134514: Formal Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945. Special Marine Honor Guard aboard USS Missouri (BB 63) at the formal surrender at Tokyo Harbor, Japan. Photographed by Connolly. U.S. Mari... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-136148 (30478849671)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-136148 (30478849671)

127-GW-1615-136148: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Marine First Lieutenant George Lamberson ties first American flag to be raised by Marines on Japanese home soil into the flag line while two of his men proud... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-136767 (30478849431)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-136767 (30478849431)

127-GW-1615-136767: Occupation of Japan, 1945. The American Flag is raised over the crest of a mountain overlooking the suburban town of Tahjma just outside the city of Sasebo, Japan, by Sergeant Albert F... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-146815 (30478848321)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1615-146815 (30478848321)

127-GW-1615-146815: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Stars and Stripes are raised over Isahaya, Kyushu, as the 8th Regiment occupies that school and adjoining military station. Photographed by Rogers, Septemb... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-145395 (29933145893)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-145395 (29933145893)

127-GW-1622-145395: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Engineer Work. Japanese use a drill to make holes for dynamite to blast rock loose. The drill is powered by a Marine compressor, and the actual blasting is do... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-148272 (29933145443)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1622-148272 (29933145443)

127-GW-1622-148272: Occupation of Japan, 1945. “Japan Today” Marines hang communication lines on Japanese poles. Photographed by TSgt J.O. Bush. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collecti... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134661 (30478847551)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134661 (30478847551)

127-GW-1627-134661: Occupation of Japan, 1945. The inside of a cave showing a Japanese working party hauling rifles out to our trucks on the Kurishama base. Photographed at Yokosuka, Japan, by Ragus, Se... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955 (30267672380)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955 (30267672380)

127-GW-1627-134955: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat”... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134956 (30267672180)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134956 (30267672180)

127-GW-1627-134956: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Surprise find to Marines of Marine Air Group 31, who flew up from Okinawa to occupy Yokosuka Naval Air Base 30 miles from Tokyo was this wrecked Grumman “Hellcat”... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135889 (30267671730)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-135889 (30267671730)

127-GW-1627-135889: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Marine Private First Class Lisle E. Mell, Jr. inspects an Army P-51 Mustang in a hangar at the former Japanese Navy Air Base at Omura in Kyushu. The battered ... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148198 (30267669430)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148198 (30267669430)

127-GW-1627-148198: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Japanese Navy Field Sword, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. Photographed by TSgt Stotz, October 13, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collecti... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148199 (30267671270)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148199 (30267671270)

127-GW-1627-148199: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Japanese Navy Field Sword, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan. Photographed by TSgt Stotz, October 13, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collecti... More

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148224 (30267668900)

Occupation of Japan, 1945, US Navy - 127-GW-1627-148224 (30267668900)

127-GW-1627-148224: Occupation of Japan, 1945. Captured Japanese torpedoes. Photographed at Sasebo, Japan, by Starnes, October 8, 1945. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collections ... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137017 (30267667170)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137017 (30267667170)

127-GW-1643-137017: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. All that is left of one Shinto shrine is the toril, or entrance arch. Photographed by Lieutenant R. J. Battersby, October 1945. Official U.S. Marin... More

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137430 (30267666490)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 127-GW-1643-137430 (30267666490)

127-GW-1643-137430: Atomic Bomb-Nagasaki, 1945. This shrine survived the force of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki but the sprawling ordnance plant in the background is a mass of twisted, buckled and scorched g... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-110685 (24801606610)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-302-110685 (24801606610)

127-GW-302-110685: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marine Officers in Japanese Dugout: Here in this Japanese dugout twenty feet underground on the island of Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands just be... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112287 (24470337383)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-303-112287 (24470337383)

127-GW-303-112287: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines examine a wrecked Japanese bomber. Photographed by Don Fox, February 26, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of th... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-109906 (25071637216)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-109906 (25071637216)

127-GW-304-109906: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Captured Japanese 15cm mortar found at base of Hill 556. Photographed by Sgt Fox, February 23, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110374 (25097203465)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110374 (25097203465)

127-GW-304-110374: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines on embattled Iwo Jima move up to the front through scores of wrecked Japanese planes, victims of our pre-invasion strikes. Hundreds of Ma... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110611 (24979027542)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110611 (24979027542)

127-GW-304-110611: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Prize of the Battle. 5th Division Marines grounded behind their light machine gun, display Japanese battle flags captured during the first few da... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110765 (25071635596)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110765 (25071635596)

127-GW-304-110765: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese 1,000 lb rocket bomb. Photographed by Corporal Burgess, February 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nati... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110873 (24979786832)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-110873 (24979786832)

127-GW-304-110873: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese roller being towed by a truck to get Annu Airfield One in operation. Mount Suribachi is in the background. Photographed by Burgess, Feb... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111421 (25003901801)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-111421 (25003901801)

127-GW-304-111421: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Sergeant David G. Christian, beside a destroyed Japanese plane on airfield #1. Photographed by D.G. Christian, February 24, 1945. U.S. Marine ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112350 (25097197895)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112350 (25097197895)

127-GW-304-112350: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines pose with captured Japanese flag. Left to right: Private First Class J.L. Hudson, Jr.; Private First Class .L. Lofter; Private First Cla... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112399 (25071629466)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-112399 (25071629466)

127-GW-304-112399: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Private First Class Howard E. Layton and Corporal Charles Cramer look through Japanese mountain glasses. Photographed February 25, 1945. U.S. Ma... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114274 (24802350200)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114274 (24802350200)

127-GW-304-114274: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Tail fin of a Japanese rocket sticking out of the airfield. Photographed by Altfather, March 10, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114772 (25004657081)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114772 (25004657081)

127-GW-304-114772: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese factory made wooden box mine, all purpose. Weight is about 12 pounds. Photographed by Cpl. McClure, March 12, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114958 (24979778292)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-114958 (24979778292)

127-GW-304-114958: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Screech Bomb. Shown is what ordnance men described as a pusher motor or booster for a Japanese projectile known to those on the receiving end as ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-139732 (24466501484)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-139732 (24466501484)

127-GW-304-139732: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese rocket ten inches in diameter. Photographed Corporal T.G. Burgess, February 28, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collectio... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142254 (25097192475)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142254 (25097192475)

127-GW-304-142254: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Side view of Japanese 20cm mobile rocket launcher. Note the crude elevating mechanism. (Breech loading). Photographed by Pfc C.L. Purser, 1945.... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142255 (24802344300)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142255 (24802344300)

127-GW-304-142255: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. ¾ view model 97 (1942 revision), Japanese medium tank. Photographed 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National ... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142367 (25097954735)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142367 (25097954735)

127-GW-304-142367: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese telephone testing switchboard. Photographed by Kauffman, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Ar... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142679 (24729526559)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142679 (24729526559)

127-GW-304-142679: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese model 97 medium tank. Photographed by Kauffman, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142692 (25070859836)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-142692 (25070859836)

127-GW-304-142692: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Molotov cocktail. Photographed by Purser, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02/17).

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143084 (24729521779)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143084 (24729521779)

127-GW-304-143084: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese fire director for battery of 75mm anti-aircraft guns. Photographed 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nat... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143185 (24470314343)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143185 (24470314343)

127-GW-304-143185: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. View showing wrecked Japanese LSMs on Blue Beach #2. Note steep grade in beach. Photographed Sgt M. Kauffman, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps pho... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143217 (25071619076)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143217 (25071619076)

127-GW-304-143217: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese 75mm anti-aircraft gun, model 88. Photographed by Ragus, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Natio... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143223 (25097951505)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143223 (25097951505)

127-GW-304-143223: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Molotov Cocktails with fuses. Photographed by Kaufmann, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the Nationa... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143230 (25097948605)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143230 (25097948605)

127-GW-304-143230: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese light tank model 95 emplaced to fire down drop crevice. Photographed by Kauffman, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143248 (24802335050)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143248 (24802335050)

127-GW-304-143248: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Range finder on forward bridge of Japanese APD 25mm gun background on starboard side. Photographed by Morejohn, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143339 (24471076393)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143339 (24471076393)

127-GW-304-143339: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Single-mount 13mm MG on pedestal mount in emplacement Photographed by Ragus, March 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collec... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143482 (25097180895)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-143482 (25097180895)

127-GW-304-143482: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. ¾ view of Japanese 20cm mobile rocket launcher. Breech leaded with firing pin in the firing position. Photographed by Purser, March 1945. U.S. M... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144050 (24471074613)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144050 (24471074613)

127-GW-304-144050: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Group of Marines posing with Japanese flag. Photographed February 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Arc... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144555 (24467248894)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144555 (24467248894)

127-GW-304-144555: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Captured Japanese walkie-talkie type signal equipment. Photographed by Ortner, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144559 (24467247454)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-144559 (24467247454)

127-GW-304-144559: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Men looking at captured Japanese Walkie-Talkie type Signal Equipment. Photographed by Ortner, 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the co... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-530911 (24979758612)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-304-530911 (24979758612)

127-GW-304-530911: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Captured Japanese Roller on Iwo Jima. Photograph of print received from Brigadier General F.S. Robillard. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-305-115143 (25071594436)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-305-115143 (25071594436)

127-GW-305-115143: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Japanese Grave Marker Carved by Marines. Inscription reads, “Hirno Iwo, Sino Iwo, Spikno Iwo, Iwo and NoMo Iwo.” Photographed by TSgt Kress, 19... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-110288 (25071579786)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-110288 (25071579786)

127-GW-306-110288: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Marines Pinned Down. Because of heavy sniper fire, these Marines are pinned down momentarily. The Japanese front lines which are a few hundred fee... More

Battle for Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-306-110885 (25097908305)

Battle for Iwo Jima, US Navy - 127-GW-306-110885 (25097908305)

127-GW-306-110885: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Battle going on at the foot of Suribachi D-Day plus 3, also showing sound system, trying to talk Japanese out of caves. Photographed by Sgt L.R. B... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-113280 (25071557606)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-113280 (25071557606)

127-GW-306-113280: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Wary Marines. As they edge nearer to the place where a trapped Japanese is holding out against pleases to surrender, the Marines keep close to the... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-113653 (24979708362)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-113653 (24979708362)

127-GW-306-113653: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. A Marine raises up in his hole and fires at a Japanese he has spotted during an advance. Photographed by Sgt. Dreyfuss, March 11, 1945. U.S. Ma... More

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-320-114786 (29400059682)

Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-320-114786 (29400059682)

127-GW-320-114786: Iwo Jima Operations, Feb-March 1945. Sergeant Leonard J. Shoemaker, Newberry, Michigan, uses his flame thrower on Japanese caves in mopping up operation on Iwo Jima. Photographed by Simpson... More

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-895-50988 (29036642764)

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-895-50988 (29036642764)

127-GW-895-50988: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942-January 1943. Sniper Goes To Roost. Garbed in captured Japanese sniper’s outfit, a U.S. Marine on Guadalcanal Island proves that the Japanese are not the o... More

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-895-54883 (29036642034)

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-895-54883 (29036642034)

127-GW-895-54883: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942-January 1943. This huge crater was caused by a 100 pound bomb the Japanese dropped on Guadalcanal. The vastness of the crater can be seen by comparing it wi... More

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-902-73112 (29372245400)

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-902-73112 (29372245400)

127-GW-902-73112: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942-January 1943. Randolph Scott, movie star, center, inspects Japanese helmet captured by U.S. Marines on Bougainville. Scott recently visited South Pacific c... More

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-904-52795 (29372240460)

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 127-GW-904-52795 (29372240460)

127-GW-904-52795: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942-January 1943. USS Alchiba (AK-23), January 1943. Alchiba was torpedoed on 28 November by the Japanese submarine I-16. Her crew ran her aground and delive... More

150319-N-EI558-011 (25255763531)

150319-N-EI558-011 (25255763531)

150319-N-EI558-011 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (March 19, 2015) White House Communications Agency (WHCA) Navy Lead Recruiter Chief Yeoman Jessie Baker discusses application requirements with a prospectiv... More

160916-N-YD204-133 (29468992730)

160916-N-YD204-133 (29468992730)

160916-N-YD204-017 NAVAL AIR FACILITY ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 16, 2016) – Chief Logistics Specialist Ruby Flores leads Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi’s Chief selectees in singing Anchors Aweigh during the Chief ... More

161210-M-TM809-293 (31673374706)

161210-M-TM809-293 (31673374706)

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Carl E. Clark, chief petty officer (retired), visits MCB Hawaii for the first time since WWII. Clark was stationed on Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay during the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese at... More

170824-N-N0101-007 (36828381315)

170824-N-N0101-007 (36828381315)

170824-N-N0101-007 WASHINGTON (Aug. 24, 2017) U.S. Navy file photo of Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Abraham Lopez, 39, from Texas, who was stationed aboard USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) when it ... More

208-MO-Box-22-K-33325-FN (41701708772)

208-MO-Box-22-K-33325-FN (41701708772)

208-MO-Box-22-K-33325-FN: U.S. Navy Torpedo Bombers En Route to Pacific Battle Mission. Loaded with death-dealing weapons, U.S. Navy TBM Avengers circle over their carrier in the Pacific en-route to a battle ... More

208-PU-168-G-11 (29344856815). Japanese empire during World War Two.

208-PU-168-G-11 (29344856815). Japanese empire during World War Two.

208-PU-168-G-11: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Broadcasts from U.S. Navy Yard. Standing beneath guns of a destroyer at a Navy Yard in northwestern U.S., President Roosevelt addresses the American Nation by... More

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Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives %

208-PU-171-F-21: Washington, D.C. Letter to the Japanese Ambassador, December 13, 1937, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt detailing the displeasure of bombing of American and other non-Chinese vessel... More

Franklin Delano Roosevelt During World War Two - 208-PU-173-H-15 (29060898750)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt During World War Two - 208-PU-173-H-15 (2906...

208-PU-173-H-15: This Pearl Harbor conference bodes no good for the Japanese. Discussing Pacific strategy with his military and naval leaders, President Franklin D. Roosevelt listens to the points of view of ... More

208-PU-173-H-2 (29240322192). Japanese empire during World War Two.

208-PU-173-H-2 (29240322192). Japanese empire during World War Two.

208-PU-173-H-2: U.S. President Chats With Pacific Army, Navy Leaders. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt chats onboard a cruiser in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii with U.S. General Douglas MacArthur (lef... More

Battle for Iwo Jima, US Navy - 208-PU-70A-5 (25519789483)

Battle for Iwo Jima, US Navy - 208-PU-70A-5 (25519789483)

208-PU-70A-5: Secretary Forrestal Confers with Admiral Nimitz and Vice Admiral Turner. Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal talks with Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner, USN, Commander of the Iwo Jima expedi... More

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 208-PU-70J-1 (25517661274)

Guadalcanal campaign. US Navy in WW2. 208-PU-70J-1 (25517661274)

208-PU-70J-1: Secretary Knox Congratulates Marine Air Ace. Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox today offered his congratulations to Captain Joseph J. Foss, U.S. Marine hero who downed 26 Japanese planes in the... More

United States Navy during World War Two 26-G Box 70 1 (23763366286)

United States Navy during World War Two 26-G Box 70 1 (23763366286)

26-G_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. General Douglas A. MacArthur (wearing glasses) and his staff slog through the sand and muck that only a short time before had been cut up by the... More

26-G-1108441 Box 70 1 (23162542203)

26-G-1108441 Box 70 1 (23162542203)

26-G-1108441_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. Reflection of Liberation. Reflected in General MacArthur’s glasses are figures of the Filipino natives greeting his return joyously on ... More

26-G-3525 Box 70 1 (23421525389)

26-G-3525 Box 70 1 (23421525389)

26-G-3525_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. The Stars and Stripes Come Back to the Philippines. The American Flag returns unfurled over the American Liberation Forces that are shown ... More

26-G-3537 Box 70 1 (23681000962)

26-G-3537 Box 70 1 (23681000962)

26-G-3537_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. Hell Breaks Loose Overhead as Philippines Liberators Strike. U.S. Coast Guard-manned landings barges, loaded with troops, sweep toward the... More

26-G-3543 Box 70 1 (23161283134)

26-G-3543 Box 70 1 (23161283134)

26-G-3543_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. Filipino, 98, Gives Happy Home to Coast Guardsmen. Coast Guardsman Carol Smith, Gunner’s Mate First Class, encounters a native Filipino, P... More

26-G-3570 Box 70 1 (23493697180)

26-G-3570 Box 70 1 (23493697180)

26-G-3570_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. The Exterminators Probe Leyte’s Jungles. In Cliffside caves, curtained by the tangled jungle vines and creepers, Japanese snipers ply thei... More

26-G-3575 Box 70 1 (23493690800)

26-G-3575 Box 70 1 (23493690800)

26-G-3575_Box 70_1: Invasion of Leyte, Philippines, 20 October 1944. Giant Seagoing “Freight Cars” Unload War Cargoes on Leyte. A flotilla of Coast Guard-manned and Navy LSTs, those massive-mouthed carriers ... More

Normandy Invasion, June 1944 - 26-G-4365 (17879378676)

Normandy Invasion, June 1944 - 26-G-4365 (17879378676)

26-G-4365: Normandy Invasion, June 1944. Britishers Join Coast Guardsmen in July 4th Fireworks. Coast Guardsmen and British Army men plug their ears as Coast Guardsman Everett L. Garner touches a match to th... More

Pearl Harbor Attack - 330-PS-2355 (18161293521) - US Navy

Pearl Harbor Attack - 330-PS-2355 (18161293521) - US Navy

330-PS-2355: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Hickham Field, military barracks, ablaze following the attack. Note the American flag shown in the foreground. U.S. Air Force photograph... More

330-PS-6004 (USMC A 348323) (17046275928)

330-PS-6004 (USMC A 348323) (17046275928)

330-PS-6004 (USMC A 348323): Major John F. Bolt, the first USMC “Ace” during the Korean War has downed his 5th and 6th MiGs while flying with the 5th Air Force in Korea as an exchange pilot. Major Bolt, who ... More

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942, WWII - 80-142-AG (18679353996)

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 1942, WWII - 80-142-AG (18679353996)

80-142-AG: Battle of Santa Cruz Islands, October 26, 1942. USS Hornet (CV 8) after the damage done by Japanese planes. Artwork by John Hamilton from his publication, “War at Sea,” pg. 159. Courtesy of the... More

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-H (18084938643) - US Navy

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-H (18084938643) - US Navy

80-142-H: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carriers in dawn fly-off for Pearl Harbor. Artwork by John Hamilton from his publication, “War at Sea,” pg. 68-... More

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-I (18517801748) - US Navy

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-I (18517801748) - US Navy

80-142-I: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Battleship row in flames. Artwork by John Hamilton from his publication, “War at Sea,” pg. 74-75. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Gallery.

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-J (18084966423) - US Navy

Pearl Harbor Attack - 80-142-J (18084966423) - US Navy

80-142-J: Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft installations, Ford Island, Hawaii, is shown in flames. Artwork by John Hamilton from his publication, “War at ... More

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100265 (31512198891)

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100265 (31512198891)

80-G-100265: Fuwa Maru, Japanese merchant ship, released May 29, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/12/13).

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100266 (30786522024)

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100266 (30786522024)

80-G-100266: Araya Maru, Japanese merchant ship, released May 29, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/12/13).

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100267 (30786521114)

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100267 (30786521114)

80-G-100267: Azuma Maru, Japanese merchant ship, released May 29, 1943. She was sunk by U.S. Navy submarine in December 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. ... More

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100268 (30786520714)

Japanese merchant ship, WWII - 80-G-100268 (30786520714)

80-G-100268: Buenos Aires Maru, Japanese merchant ship, released May 29, 1943. She was sunk by U.S. aircraft in November 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. ... More

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