The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Beach at an unknown location in the Pacific. "Taken on the beach." Probably on New Guinea.

Locals on an outrigger sailboat in Papua New Guinea during World War II.

Photograph. Three German soldiers standing line with rifles in a military camp in 1944 or 1945.

WAVES wearing blue uniforms with enlisted woman's brimmed hats and posing for photograph; another WAVE looks through...

American servicemen making road magnets; there are small children playing while wearing World War I helmets in...

Luxor Obelisk, originally Egyptian, in the center of the Place de la Concorde. Paris, France. Circa May 1945

Exterior of Hotel Les Ambassadeurs; sign near road reads "Hotel No. A-2". "Riviera Hotel." French Riviera. Postwar 1945

Slide. American airman walking towards the entrance of the 73rd Bombardment Wing central stock control building. Isley...

Boxer Joe Louis watches a boxing exhibition in London, England on 22 June 1944. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 5731...

Military materiel loaded aboard a Liberty Ship. Official caption: "Deckload on SS 'Philip Doddridge.' Official U.S....

U.S. PT (Patrol Torpedo) boats tied up to dock as sailors prepare for D-Day; warships in background. Personal Caption (...

Photograph. Four trees with white trunks stand out from the New Georgian jungle. New Georgia Islands. Circa 1943

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