The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Patio of enlisted mens' club on Tinian. "E. M. Service Club." Late 1945.

Photograph of 5th Marine Division cemetery with image of Marines invading beaches in sky. Official caption:'"Montage of...

Aerial view of Iwo Jima, specifically the American military base and Mount Suribachi. "Mt. [Mount] Suribachi - Iwo Jima...

Robbie Briggle standing in front of "Hoodathunkit" tow truck wrecker marked "U.S.A. W-54186" and "476" parked on a dirt...

View of cows or horses grazing in a field in the Pacific during World War II. Possibly taken from a train. Probably on...

"Soldier exhibits helmet with bullet hole, and bullet which raced around inside instead of killing him." Manila,...

419.Photograph. 'File No: 47892 February 6, 1945 Hellcat comes back A Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat lands on its carrier...

Military inspection of sailors aboard the USS Rutland off Ulithi in May 1945. From donor's notes: "Deck Inspection."...

Aerial view of unidentified Japanese fire-bombed town below. Late 1945

Two B-29 Superfortresses on runway, one with "H" on vertical stabilizer; US serviceman looking at nose of plane in...

Slide. Tall bamboo fence; a shed is in front of the fence; a residential building is behind the fence. Hawaii. 1945

Three native, New Caledonian men, some wearing Western and U.S. military clothing with traditional clothing. New...

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