Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)

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Volunteer workers fill water urns for use of hospital at Manila in the Philippines on 17 February 1945
"Volunteer workers fill water urns for use of hospital." 17 February 1945
War damaged buildings on Tinian in 1945
War damaged buildings on Tinian, probably previously used by the Japanese occupying the island. "Down by Tinian Town...
War damaged cathedral on Guam in 1945
War damaged cathedral on Guam. "Bomb-shattered church. Guam." Probably 1945
War damaged downtown Manila in June 1945
War damaged downtown Manila. From donor's notes: "Banking Center." Circa June 1945. The ruined Chaco Building is in...
War damaged Japanese battery on Tarawa, 1943
War damaged Japanese battery, surrounded by debris and shells. "Blasted Jap defences on Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert...
War damaged Japanese blockhouse on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Damage to very thick concrete pill box. "Block house on Iwo with 10 feet reinforced concrete walls - built by Japs."...
War damaged Japanese machine gun nest and Japanese corpses, Pacific Theater, 1943-45
Japanese heavy machine gun nest that has been hit by American fire. There are three or four dead Japanese around the...
War damaged Japanese pillbox on a beach on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Destroyed pillboxes, crumbling from cliff down onto beach. "Pill box - Iwo Jima." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
War damaged Japanese pillboxes and rubble on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Destroyed pillboxes, rubble surrounding them. "Pill boxes - Iwo Jima." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
War damaged Japanese pillboxes on a cliff on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Destroyed pillboxes on top of cliff, rubble surrounding them. "Pill boxes - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
War damaged M4 Sherman tank on Tarawa, 1943
American M4 Sherman tank (probably a M4A4), that has been damaged in battle, in a pit with barrels. "American tank put...
War damaged Manila Cathedral in June 1945
War damaged Manila Cathedral in June 1945. From donor's notes: "Cathedral." Circa June 1945.
War damaged Manila Post Office building in the Ermita district east of Intramuros in June 1945
War damaged Manila Post Office building in the along the Pasig River in the Ermita district, east of Intramuros in June...
War damaged Shinto shrine on Tinian in late 1945
Shinto shrine on Tinian; bomb or artillery damage on roof. Probably on Tinian in late 1945
War damaged ships, tanks, and pill boxes on a beach on Iwo Jima, 1945-46
Damaged ships, tanks and pill box entrances along beachfront. "Wreckage - Iwo." Iwo Jima. 1945-46
Washing facilities at Santo Tomas University Internment camp in Manila in the Philippines on 6 February 1945
"Washing facilities at Santo Tomas University Internment camp." Manila. 6 February 1945
Water and smoke shoots aloft as a bomb smashes the starboard side of a Japanese ship at Eniwetok on 30 January 1944
193.Photograph. 'File Number: 45231. April 8, 1944. 'Masthead pictures of sinking of Jap ship. Swooping down at...
Water buffalo pulls a child on a cart past an American dispensary on Guam, 1944-45
Water buffalo pulling child on two wheeled cart along a road near water. Quonset hut behind cart has a sign reading "...
Waterfall in New Caledonia in 1944 or 1945
88.Photograph. Waterfall. New Caledonia. 1944-45
Waterfront buildings and civilian houses on a hill in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea in 1944
Waterfront buildings and civilian houses on a hill. "General view of waterfront buildings, with the civilian homes on...
Waves breaking against a coastline cliff, Pacific Theater, 1944-46
View looking down onto breakers against cliffs. Pacific Theater. 1944-46
Waves from the Pacific Ocean crashing on unknown shore in late 1945
Waves from the Pacific Ocean crashing on unknown shore in late 1945
Waves of LCVPs and LCMs head for Lingayen Gulf Beach in 1944
"Waves of LCVPs and LCMs head for Lingayen Gulf Beach." [1944]
Wesley L. Gonzales aboard the USS Monrovia (APA-31), likely in the Pacific, circa 1943-45
Wesley L. Gonzales aboard the USS Monrovia (APA-31). Likely the Pacific. Circa 1943-45. The sailor sits in front of a...
Wing from Japanese bomber shot down during attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941
"3619 W-PH-(6). Wing from Japanese bomber shot down on the grounds of the Naval Hospital, Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7...
Wings of two B-29s, Saipan, 1945
Slide. Edge of two wings from two different Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Isley Field, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands...
With a deafening roar, the 16' batteries of the U.S.S. Iowa loose tons of steel at a distant target during the shakedown cruise of the sea giant in October 1944
284.Photograph. USS Iowa.'46628 October 26, 1944 Challenge With a deafening roar, the 16' batteries of the U.S.S. Iowa...
Women in New Caledonia in 1944-45
35.Photograph. Group of native New Caledonian women. 'The gal Maizie we call her on the extreme right is our laundress...
Women inspect and cut individual letters from rolls of paper during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Paper chopping. At these choppers each letter is handcut from the roll and...
Women load and operate a letter folding machine during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "On this machine the letters are folded to correct size for insertion into V-...
Women photograph mail during V-mail processing in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929.' "The recording operation, using the Recordak machines. These operators...
Women sort and prepare mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "At these tables, the girls first sort out all the original V-Mail letters...
Women sort and prepare mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929. "Here is a section of the opening and targeting operation. Targeting is...
Women sort mail in Papua New Guinea in 1944
V-mail operation in the field at APO 929.' "View of the casing section in Postal preparation. Here each V-Mail original...
Wounded 25th Division Soldier helped to an aid station in the Philippines in 1945
"Wounded 25th Div Soldier helped to aid station." [1945]
Wounded F troop, 1st Cavalry soldier carried by Filipinos in the Philippines in 1945
"Wounded "F" troop, 1st Cav G.I. carried by Filipinos." [1945]

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