Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Two officers analyze their positions on a map, probably at New Britain in July 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two officers analyze their positions on a map on a makeshift table in the jungle...
Two ordnance crewmen work on a CCKW at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 6 September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two ordnance crewmen work on a CCKW. "740 Ordnance Co mechanics repair truck...
Two ordnance men prepare to insert explosives into a tree at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two ordnance men prepare to insert explosives into a tree on Cape Gloucester. "...
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island; viewed from behind. See also 2010.216.351, 2010.216....
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island. "Two of our ships." See also 2010.216.350, 2010.216....
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight over an island in the Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two P-38 Lightnings in flight above unidentified Pacific Island. See also 2010.216.350, 2010.216.351. Pacific Theater....
Two sailors with fish aboard the USS Rutland near Ulithi in 1945
Two unidentified sailors with fish they caught aboard the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Just fish - Ulithi." 1945
Two servicemen and a native standing in front of a chapel in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Two servicemen and a native standing in front of a chapel. "Thatched chapel at the Australian convalescent camp in the...
Two servicemen pose with some bananas and a fellow soldier in the Pacific during World War II
Two servicemen pose with some bananas and a fellow soldier in the Pacific during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.
Two soldiers beside a Piper Cub aircraft on the beach at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers beside a Piper Cub aircraft on the beach. "L-5 artillery plane...
Two soldiers carefully looking beneath high grass for enemy mines at Talasea, New Britain in 1944
Two soldiers carefully looking beneath high grass for enemy mines. "Soldiers locate enemy mine at Talasea." Talasea,...
Two soldiers carry a hose on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers carry a hose through a wooded area, presumably they are firemen...
Two soldiers collect water samples at the water treatment plant on Cape Gloucester, New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers collect water samples at the water treatment plant on Cape...
Two soldiers do repairs in a mobile machine shop at Cape Gloucester, New Britain on 14 September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers perform repairs in a mobile machine shop. "Machine shop trucks of...
Two soldiers in a tractor tow a trailer full of supplies up a mountainside as two natives trek up the hill by foot at Talesea, New Britain in 1944
Two soldiers in a tractor tow a trailer full of supplies up a mountainside as two natives trek up the hill by foot. "...
Two soldiers in the foreground use signal flags to communicate with several soldiers hundreds of feet away while constructing defenses at New Britain in September 1944
Two soldiers in the foreground use signal flags to communicate with several soldiers hundreds of feet away while...
Two soldiers in utility caps work on boat engine at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers in utility caps work on boat engine. "All kinds of repairs are made...
Two soldiers pose with an M1917 Browning machine gun in New Guinea during World War II
Two soldiers pose with an M1917 Browning machine gun in New Guinea during World War II.
Two soldiers stand beside a Piper J-3 Cub reconnaissance aircraft on a beach at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers stand beside a Piper J-3 Cub reconnaissance aircraft on a beach. "L...
Two soldiers stand in front of a chapel at New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers stand in front of a simplistic chapel (as indicated by the cross at...
Two soldiers stand in front of Task Force HQ, 40th Infantry Division Base Camp at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in August 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers stand in front of Task Force Headquarters, 40th Infantry Division...
Two soldiers track their position on a map in an unknown Pacific jungle during World War II
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers in camouflage and M1 helmets, one carrying an M1A1 carbine track...
Two soldiers working with a water irrigation system at the Cape Gloucester water treatment facility at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers working with a water irrigation system at the Cape Gloucester water...
Two soldiers wrestle at a camp on an unknown Pacific location during World War II
Two soldiers wrestle at a camp on an unknown Pacific location during World War II. Probably on New Guinea.
Two soldiers, one holding binoculars, sit beneath a small shelter at New Britain in September 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers, one holding binoculars, sit beneath a small shelter, a telescope...
Two soldiers, one with a clipboard, talk inside of a truck at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers, one with a clipboard, talk inside of a truck. Location unknown....
Two soldiers, probably SeaBees, at work doing repairs at an unknown location in the 1940s
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Two soldiers, probably SeaBees, doing repairs, one works on a hitch, and the...
Two tractor-trailer trucks with empty timber carriers, Alaska c.1943.
Two tractor-trailer trucks with empty timber carriers on snowy road, probably Alaska, "Feb 17 1943".
Two unidentified men jog in the water near shore on Oahu, Hawaii, 1941-45
Two unidentified men playing in the ocean; jogging towards the camera. "Oahu." Oahu, Hawaii. 1941-45
Two unknown servicemen appear to take cover in a foxhole outside their barracks at an unknown Pacific location during World War II
Two unknown servicemen appear to take cover in a foxhole outside their barracks at an unknown Pacific location during...
Two unknown servicemen pose by an aircraft propeller, probably on New Guinea during World War II
Two unknown servicemen pose by an aircraft propeller, probably on New Guinea during World War II.
Two US Marines shooting from foxhole behind crashed airplane pieces on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Two US Marines shooting from foxhole behind crashed airplane pieces. Official caption:'"Firing at Jap [Japanese]...
Two US Marines shooting from foxhole behind crashed airplane pieces on Iwo Jima in February 1945
Two US Marines shooting from foxhole behind crashed airplane pieces. Official caption:'"Firing at Jap [Japanese]...
Two US servicemen discussing documents, Pacific Theater, 1945-46
Two US servicemen wearing only garrison caps, sunglasses and pants discussing documents between them. Pacific Theater....
Two US servicemen handling a large crate, Pacific Theater, 1944-46
Two US servicemen handling large crates of supplies. Pacific Theater. 1944-46

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