The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Narrow gauge railway and man on a draisine in Alaskan landscape. "24"'gauge tacks on runway."' East Arm of Holtz Bay...

Aerial views of the Aleutian Islands, most likely concentrating on Attu and its harbors in 1943.

A deceased Japanese soldier lies face down in the water on the edge of a beach. Pacific Islands, 1942-1945.

USS LST-124 and USS LST-125 [Landing Ship, Tank] unloading supplies onto unknown Pacific Island, barrage balloon above...

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Three soldiers stake down a white flag, while a fourth is prepared to shoot a...

Damaged pavilion in park. "Pavilion - Agana [Hagta] park - Guam." Hagta, Guam. 1944-45

"Philippine countryside scenes." Philippines. 1944.

Crash-landed airplane in snowy woods being rigged for retrieval, probably Alaska c. 1943.

Slide. Sergeant Elmo C. Steeves standing shirtless outside. Personal caption on slide border: "Steeves." Hawaii. 1945

Japanese prisoner of war being loaded aboard the USS Monrovia (AP-64) for medical care. "W-CPA-44-112-DZ. 1/44. Young....

"1st Cav demolition squad removes Jap mines." [1945]

Thatch-roofed chapel. "Thatched chapel built by native labor under the direction of the native labor control, ANGAU."...

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