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Archbishop gives Communion in the field, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Archbishop gives Communion in the field. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-7891." Official caption on...
Arched entranceway to Kairouan, Tunisia
Arched entranceway to area of North African town. Signs near doorway read "Typhus. Off limits to British, US Forces and...
Arched gate in Benghazi, Libya, November 1942
Arched gate in Benghazi, Libya. "Gate to Beng hasi [Benghazi] 11/42 [November, 1942]." Benghazi, Libya. November 1942
Archways on the Appian Way in Rome, Italy circa 1944-45
A portion of the "old Appian Way and arch on outskirts of Rome." Rome, Italy. Circa 1944-45
Arficial lake in Axum, Ethiopia
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Axum: [illegible] artificial...
Army Air Corps soldiers at a bar in Ghana during World War II
Photograph. U.S. Army Air Corps soldiers at a bar. Possibly Air Transport Command in Accra, Ghana in the1940s
Army fire hose in back of truck in Italy in December 1944
440.Photograph. '27 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32503. Fifth Army, Pietramala, Italy. 1908th Engineers Platoon, Fifth Army all...
Army nurse adjusts an IV in a soldier's arm in Italy, circa 1944-1945.
112.Photograph. Army nurse adjusts an IV inserted into a soldier's arm. Soldier is lying on hospital bed with head...
Army officer in front of a field hospital in Bizerte, Tunisia, North Africa in 1943-44
Army officer in front of field hospital tent with sign "Headquarters: Commanding Officer." 24th General Hospital....
Army port-police boa tin Leghorn, Italy during World War II
U.S. Army "Harbor Police Craft, Leghorn Harbor, operated by 177 M.P. Co. [military police company]", Italy, 194-
Army tent being blown out of ground in Italy in 1945
Army tent being blown out of ground by wind storm. Probably outside Foggia, Italy. 1945
Army trucks roll off the ramps of LST's during Allied fighting inNisida, Italy in April 1944
459.Photograph. 'File No: 49376 April 15, 1944 Sinews of War Pour into Italy--- Army trucks roll off the ramps of LST's...
Army vehicles and US serviceman on a muddy Italian road in December 1944
395.Photograph. Looking backwards from the back of a jeep to other Army vehicles and US serviceman on a muddy Italian...
Artillery crew walking toward chow in Italy in November 1944
451.Photograph. '28 Nov. 44. 5/MM-44-30696. Fifth Army, Castelucio Area, Italy. Chow! And these Fifth Army men, members...
Artillery fire at night in Italy in September 1944
271.Photograph. "10 Sep 44. MM-5-44-10855. Fifth Army, Florence Area, Italy. An 8 inch rifle of the 698th Field...
Artillery men in a shelter made of ammunition crates in Castelucio, Italy on 27 November 1944.
106.Photograph. '5/MM-44-30681. Fifth Army, Castelucio, Italy. Using 105mm ammunition boxes, these artillery men put up...
Artillery observer with telephone and binoculars, Cassino, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Artillery observer with telephone and binoculars. Processed caption on photo front: "MM-5-152840." Official...
Artillery observers in Italy posing with equipment
Artillery observers with equipment including binoculars and spotting scopes. "San Milato, Italy." Circa 1944
Artillery training with tank in Italy in September 1944
270.Photograph. '9 Sep 44. MM-5-44-10493. Fifth Army, Italy. Staged action. Medium shot of fire and smoke as after...
Attendees stand at attention during a flag raising ceremony in Rome, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Attendees stand at attention during a flag raising ceremony. Official caption on reverse: "4 July 1944 MM-5...
Axis tunnels overtaken by Allied Armies in Italy in November 1944
421.Photograph. Axis tunnels overtaken by Allied Armies. '12 Nov. 1944. 5/MM-44-30329. Fifth Army, II Corps Area, Italy...
Axis tunnels overtaken by Allied Armies in Italy in November 1944
422.Photograph. Axis tunnels overtaken by Allied Armies. '12 Nov. 1944. 5/MM-44-30321. Fifth Army, II Corps Area, Italy...
Axumite Empire ruins in Ethiopia
Mass-produced image of Ethiopian scene; souvenir image collected during World War II. "Cohaito - Resti Axumiti"...
B-17 Flying Fortress in field in January 1945
B-17 Flying Fortress in field. "Plane [illegible] 877 Jan 1st 45." Probably Italy. 1 January 1945
B-17 Flying Fortress in flight as seen from below
B-17 Flying Fortress in flight; as seen from ground. Specific location unknown, Italy. [1944]
B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield in 1944
American B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield. "1944. Take of - 100 ft from my tent - note steel mat...
B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield ion 1944
American B-17 Flying Fortress taking off from Italian airfield. Probably outside Foggia, Italy. 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight bombing Ploesti, Romani
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, as seen from another plane in the formation; large cloud of smoke from explosion on...
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, as seen from another B-17 in the formation
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, as seen from another B-17 in the formation. Probably over the MED Theater. 1944-45
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, as seen from another B-17 in the formation
B-17 Flying Fortresses in flight, as seen from B-17 below others in the formation. Probably over the MED. 1944-45
B-17 Flying Fortresses lined up on runway, probably in Italy
B-17 Flying Fortresses lined up on runway, probably in Italy. 1944-45
B-17 of the 419 Bomb Squadron in flight on 8 April 1945 near Foggia, Italy.
"8 April 45. 5/MM-45-6619. Foggia, Italy. B-17 of the 419 Bomb Squadron taking to the air. (Fifth Wing, 15th AAF)....
B-24 Liberator on an airstrip, possibly near Accra, Ghana during World War II
Photograph. B-24 Liberator on an airstrip, possibly near Accra, Ghana in the 1940s
B-24 nose art from 776th Bombardment Squadron in Italy
B-24 nose art from 776th Bombardment Squadron, 464th Bombardment Group reading "[Sleepy Time] Gal" and with painting of...
B-24 nose art from 776th Bombardment Squadron in Italy
B-24 nose art from 776th Bombardment Squadron, 464th Bombardment Group reading "Sleepy Time Gal" with painting of pinup...
B-24 nose art from the 464th Bombardment Group in Italy
B-24 nose art from the 464th Bombardment Group reading "Paper Doll" and painting of woman. Reverse: "Lena Horne honored...

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