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Headless bodies of Japanese corpses killed by aerial and naval bombardment on the Marshall Islands in February 1944
Headless bodies of Japanese corpses killed by aerial and naval bombardment; Sherman tanks in background. "W-CPA-44-108-...
Headquarters of the 881stBomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group sign at Isley Field, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sign for the Headquarters of the 881st Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group; the unit's insignia sign is hanging...
Headquarters of the V-mail operation in the field at APO 929 in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Close-up shot of the headquarters building, with a closer view of the Post...
Heavily damaged seaplane after Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941
Heavily damaged seaplane after Pearl Harbor attack. Official caption: "One of 80 US Navy planes destroyed. US Navy...
Heavily war damaged Walled City in Manila in June 1945
Heavily war damaged Walled City of Manila; also known as Intramuros. From donor's notes: "Walled City, Manila." Circa...
Heavy guns of a U.S. cruiser north of Bougainville on 23 December 1943
379.Photograph. "File No. 57540 March 7, 1944 Christmas greeting to the Jap Heavy guns of a U.S. cruiser light up the...
Higgins boats race shoreward under smoke screen at Guadalcanal on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. "Troops crowd into landing craft." Reverse: "Higgins boats, loaded with troops of...
Hillside view of US military facilities in New Caledonia in 1944-45
46.Photograph. View from hillside, looking down onto military base and hospital below. New Caledonia. 1944-45
Hillside views in New Caledonia in 194-
45.Photograph. View looking down onto hillside, telephone poles along hill. Location unknown. 194-
Holding a press conference at Eniwetok, Commander Norman M. 'Bus' Miller, USN, tells of his missions against the Japanese in the Pacific in September 1944
406.Photograph. 'File No: 46578 September 21, 1944 Saga of Bus Miller--- Holding a press conference at Eniwetok, the...
Homeless children who lived through bombardment of Intramuros in Manila in the Philippines on 23 February 1945
"Homeless children who lived through bombardment of Intramurals." 23 February 1945
Honolulu street scene, Hawaii, 1946
Slide. Civilians and American servicemen walking on a sidewalk; a Honolulu Rapid Transit bus is in the background....
Hospital and church on Espiritu Santo in March 1945
Hospital and church (with cross, on left) on Espiritu Santo in March 1945. From donor's notes: "Base Hospital, Espiritu...
Hospital at Zamboanga, Mindanao on 12 September 1945
Filipino hospital in Zamboanga, Mindanao in September 1945. From donor's notes: "Native Hospital, Zamboanga." 12...
Hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean in late 1945
Aerial view of hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean, probably near Japan; red cross clearly visible on deck of ship. "...
Hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean in late 1945
Aerial view of hospital ship in the Pacific Ocean, probably near Japan; red cross clearly visible on deck of ship. "...
Hula Dancers Entertaining Servicemen, Honolulu, Hawaii in1944
Hula Dancers, Sailors and Soldiers "Court Yard Stage Royal Hawaiian Hotel Waikiki Bch (Beach) Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944"
Hula Dancers, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944
Hula Dancers, "Court Yard Stage Royal Hawaiian Hotel Waikiki Bch (Beach) Honolulu, Hawaii, 1944"
Human chain of enlisted men parade on the decks of a battleship of the USS Iowa as they load her with provisions for a cruise in October 1944
281.Photograph. USS Iowa. '46397 October 26, 1944 Loading the Larder--- Human chain of enlisted men parade on the decks...
Hundreds of crates are stored beneath a makeshift shelter at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Hundreds of crates are stored beneath a makeshift shelter. "Base camp supply...
Hundreds of shell casings and boxes for shells litter beach on Iwo Jima on 21 February 1945
US Marines near 105mm howitzers on beach, hundreds of shell casings and boxes for shells litter beach. Official caption...
Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
Hundreds of soldiers gathered at the cemetery on Cape Gloucester. "Army cemetery at Cape Gloucester, New Britain Island...
Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious training at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Hundreds of soldiers wade through water from LSIs to shore during amphibious...
Hungry Filipino children beg for left-over GI rations at Manila in the Philippines on 12 February 1945
"Hungry Filipino children beg for left-over GI rations." 12 February 1945
I Co, 3rd Battalion, 129th Infantry Regiment advances on Yangiran Barrio, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
""I" Co, 3rd Bn, 129 Inf Regt advance on Yangiran Barrio, Luzon." [1945]
Illuminating shells fired in from supporting warships light up Iwo Jima in March 1945
518.Photograph. "CinCPac 8040 March 2, 1945 Star-shells over iwo Illuminating shells fired in from supporting warships...
Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945
"Inerajana Bay, near the town of Inerajana. Guam, 1945."
Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945
Inarajan Bay, Guam in 1945. "Inerajana Bay."
Indigenous islanders help load crates into the back of a CCKW at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Indigenous islanders help load crates into the back of a CCKW. "Natives are hired...
Indigenous islanders help unload ammunition at 40th Infantry Division Base Camp at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Several indigenous islanders help unload ammunition at 40th Infantry Division...
Indigenous islanders help unload supplies from a boat at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Indigenous islanders help unload supplies from a boat. "Landing craft are...
Indiginous Filipino dwelling in June 1945
Indiginous Filipino dwelling on stilts and with thatched roof; US sailors, probably from the USS Rutland are talking to...
Indiginous Filipino store in June 1945
Indiginous Filipino store with thatched roofs and clotheslines outside; US sailors, probably from the USS Rutland are...
Individual soldier entering hatch of troop transport headed to the Marshall Islands in January 1944
Individual soldier entering hatch of troop transport, headed to the Marshall Islands. 'W-CPA-44-106-X. 1/21. Ellner....
Infantry follow a Sherman tank near San Juan, Luzon in the Philippines in 1945
"Infantry follow Sherman tank near San Juan, Luzon." [1945]
Infantrymen cover opening to interior of Fort Drum at Manila in the Philippines on 13 April 1945
"Infantrymen cover opening to interior of Fort Drum." 13 April 1945

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