One man driving a small boat named J-737 probably in Louisiana in the 1940s

One man driving a small boat named J-737 in the 1940s, probably in Louisiana.

One man driving a small boat named J-737 probably in Louisiana in the 1940s

One man driving a small boat named J-737 in the 1940s, probably in Louisiana.

One of Japanese soldiers wounded and captured during Manila street fighting in the Philippines on 5 February 1945

"One of Japs [Japanese] wounded and captured in Manila street fighting." 5 February 1945

One of more than two hundred bridges along the Ledo Road in 1945

Photograph. One of more than two hundred bridges along the Ledo Road in 1945. Probably in Burma.

One of the camps where Earl O'Neill and his fellow soldiers lived in New Guinea during World War II

One of the camps where Earl O'Neill and his fellow soldiers lived in New Guinea during World War II. "Our house."

One of the USS Iowa's 5 inch guns fires at a distant target in October 1944

One of the USS Iowa's 5 inch guns aft fires at a distant target, its muzzle spouting a jet of flame and smoke in October 1944.

One officer tackles another during football exercises at Fort Benning, Georgia on 15 July 1944

1505. '15 July 44. D. Wallis. Joe J. Domnenovick, former all American center from Univ. of Alabama, 1943, tosses Louis B.

One Patrol on Bougainville

One section of a thirteen piece African American military band at the Abeline, Texas, Air Force Base in 1944

Photograph.

One section of a thirteen piece African American military band at the Abeline, Texas, Air Force Base in 1944

Photograph.

One section of a thirteen piece African American military band at the Abeline, Texas, Air Force Base in 1944

Photograph. One section of a thirteen piece African American military band including upright bass, drums and piano.

One section of a thirteen piece African American military band at the Abeline, Texas, Air Force Base in 1944

Photograph. One section of a thirteen piece African American military band including upright bass, drums and piano.