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Sgt Robbie Briggle with baby girl on lawn in front of building c. 1943.
Sgt Robbie Briggle with baby girl, probably his daughter, on lawn in front of building c. 1943.
Sgt Robbie Briggle with baby girl on step in front of building c. 1943.
Sgt Robbie Briggle with baby girl, probably his daughter, on step in front of building c. 1943.
Sgt. Angelo M. Campanini and relaxing, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Angelo M. Campanini [center] sitting outside next to an airman named Monty; Quonset huts are in the...
Sgt. Elmo C. Steeves posing for a photograph, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Elmo C. Steeves standing shirtless outside. Personal caption on slide border: "Steeves." Hawaii. 1945
Sgt. George Andrews squatting next to a flowerbed at Isley Field, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant George Andrews squatting next to a small flowerbed outside of a Quonset hut. Personal caption on slide...
Sgt. Jack N. Lebid working on paperwork, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Jack N. Lebid sitting on a bench while using a lap desk. Personal caption on slide border: "Lebid."...
Sgt. John M. Birchett posing for a photograph, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant John M. Birchett standing shirtless in front of a trashcan with a tool in his hands; raised tents are...
Sgt. Lisle Neher inspecting his camera, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Lisle Neher sitting shirtless on a cliff while he inspects his camera. Saipan. 1945
Sgt. Lisle Neher picking a flower, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Lisle Neher picking a flower from a flowerbed in front of a Quonset hut; the hut has eight rats victory...
Sgt. Lisle Neher reading on a bench, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Lisle Neher reading on an outdoor bench while smoking a cigar. Saipan. 1945
Sgt. Lisle Neher smoking a cigar, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Lisle Neher posing for a photograph with a cigar in his mouth a wood hut is in the background.Isley...
Sgt. Lisle Neher standing in the front of his Quonset hut, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeant Lisle Neher standing on the small porch in front of his raised Quonset hut.Isley Field, Saipan,...
Sgts. George Andrew and Jack N. Lebid relaxing, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeants George Andrew and Jack N. Lebid sitting on a bench; huts are in the background. Isley Field, Saipan,...
Sgts. John M. Birchett, Lisle Neher, and Elmo C. Steeves posing together, Hawaii, 1945
Slide. [From left to right] Sergeants John M. Birchett, Lisle Neher, and Elmo C. Steeves standing outside with their...
Sgts. Lisle Neher and Angelo M. Campanini posing for a photograph, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Sergeants Lisle Neher [left] and Angelo M. Campanini posing for a photograph; Neher has his arm around Campanini...
Shell hole, San Augustin cathedral in Intramuros at Manila in the Philippines in 1945
"Shell hole, San Augustin cathedral in Intramurals." [1945]
Sherman tank debarking from LST-202, Cape Gloucester
Photograph. M4A1 Sherman tank debarking from USS LST-202 onto a beach; several Coast Guardsmen are on deck and several...
Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian. "Japanese shrine on Tinian." Late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian. "Tinian. Roost on shrine (close up)." Late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Damaged torii leading to Shinto shrine on Tinian. "Japanese shrine on Tinian." Late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian. Late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian. "Tinian. At the top of the steps of the shrine. Restricted area." Late 1945
Ship priest offering communion aboard the USS Rutland in March 1945
Ship priest with attendent offering communion, bread and wine, to sailors aboard the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "...
Ships in Subic Bay, Phillipines in 1946
Ships in a bay in the Phillipines. "Sunset, Subic Bay. [Illegible] '46. Jap cruiser on bottom sunk by PT boats. Lt....
Ships lay down smoke to screen landing craft loading G.I.s for invasion in the Philippines in 1944
"Ships lay down smoke to screen landing craft loading G.I.s for invasion." [1944]
Shoreline of Guam in 1945
View from a hill looking down to the shoreline of Guam. "View of Guam's shoreline." Probably 1945
Sick bay of the USS Rutland in 1945
Sailors playing cards inside the sick bay of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Sick Bay." 1945
Sick bay on the deck of the USS Rutland in 1945
Sailors underneath tarp in a "sick bay" on the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Sick Bay on #5 Hatch."...
Sidewalk crowds greet troops of the 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division as they enter Manila in the Philippines on 5 February 1945
"Sidewalk crowds greet troops of 148th Inf Regiment, 37th Div as they enter Manila." 5 February 1945
Sign for ancient ruins on Tinian in late 1945
Sign for ancient ruins on Tinian; sign in front of ruins reads "Prehistoric ruins left by unknown race which inhabited...
Sign for the 'Times Square Club' on Tinian in late 1945 or early 1946
Sign for the 'Times Square Club' located at '42nd Street and Broadway' on Tinian in late 1945 or early 1946.
Sign regarding Geisha in Tokyo, Japan after 1945
Sign reads "All of these Geisha girls have a venereal disease of some sort. Be sure to take a pro." Probably Tokyo,...
Signalmen with U.S. Navy Commander Wotherspoon aboard the USS Rutland in 1945
Group portrait of the signalmen aboard the USS Rutland with U.S. Navy Commander Alexander Somerville Wotherspoon, the...
Signing of surrender document by General Yamashita at Baguio, Luzon in the Philippines in August 1945
"Signing of surrender document by General Yamashita at Baguio, Luzon, P.I." August 1945

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