The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Photograph. United States Army soldiers marching towards a burning Japanese gas dump hit by a US Navy artillery shell....

Photograph. LVTs [Landing Vehicle, Tracked] driving from a landing craft onto a war-damaged beach; debris in foreground...

LVTs [Landing Vehicle Tracked]/amphibious tanks coming ashore on Iwo Jima Beach, as seen from an unidentified landing...

Photograph. US troops wade through chest-deep water during an amphibious invasion. Official caption on front: "7/MM-44-...

U.S. sailors on PT (Patrol Torpedo) boat of Motor Torpedo Squadron 35 cruising through English Channel; view from stern...

Photograph. US soldier eats rations in the field. Official caption on front: "MM-5-151946." Official caption on reverse...

Photograph. American LVTs (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) in shallow water near a beach; a 2-½ ton truck stuck in parked...

Photograph. US soldiers dig foxholes on the beach. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-2059." Official caption on...

Photograph. Tanks and vehicles are unloaded onto the beach. Official caption on photo front: "7/MM-44-1972." Official...

Photograph. Damaged Japanese fighter plane plunging towards the ocean; American landing craft and warship are in the...

From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Elements of the 40th Infantry Division heading to shore in LCVPs [Landing Craft...

Photograph. Military vehicles debarking from USS LST-173 onto a beach via a floating bridge; soldiers are carrying...

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