The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

Map is loading...

U.S. Army vehicles on mountain road in Guam. "Mountainous terrain on Guam." Probably 1945

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers stand in front of Task Force Headquarters, 40th Infantry Division...

Serviceman Earl O'Neill, probably on New Guinea during World War II.

Neptunus Rex, Crossing the Line ceremony aboard the USS Rutland; pollywog is being dumped from coffin into pool on deck...

"File No: W-ES- 126-42985. Released: September 14, 1943. U.S. Salvages Sunken Jap Destroyer - With the Navy's famed...

The remains of a Japanese plane on Papua New Guinea during World War II. "Jap plane."

Destruction of bombed Japanese docks and jetties on Kwajalein. 'W-CPA-44-106-CE. 2/4. Ellner. The ruins of one of the...

Lockheed P-38 Lightnings maneuvering on runway. Note Quonset huts on opposite side of tarmac. "Our planes - Guam." Guam...

Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Catholic services, 3-28-45."

Beached and abandoned ships along coast. "Wrecked ship - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46

View from airplane looking down onto North Field (the airfield) on Tinian. "Close-up of North Field." Probably late 1945

Slide. Sergeant Elmo C. Steeves inspecting a machine gun on the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Hell's Belle" [tail code Z...

Oral History