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American artillerymen fire Howitzers in France in July 1944
Artillerymen fire Howitzers. "ETO-HQ-44-7265. Franklin. 11 July. Signal corps photo. Yank Howitzers fire on the German...
American artillerymen firing Howitzers in France in July 1944
American artillerymen firing Howitzers. "ETO-HQ-44-7264. Franklin. 11 July. Signal corps photo. American howitzers...
American checking for the enemy in a German fort in Mutzig, France
American soldier checking for the enemy in a German fort. First official caption: "Master Caption for 28499, 28505,...
American infantrymen provide covering fire in St. Malo, France in August 1944.
American infantrymen provide covering fire. "ETO-HQ-44-10424. Ryan. 8 Aug. Signal corps photo. Infantrymen draw "beads...
American landing craft heading for a beach, Guam, 1944
Photograph. American landing craft filled with Marines cruising through open water. Official caption on front: "Amtracs...
American landing craft heading towards a beach, Tarawa Atoll, 1943
Photograph. American landing craft carrying United States Marines cruising through the ocean towards land. Official...
American LCI sinking off the coast of Normandy, 1944
Photograph. United States Coast Guardsmen on the deck of a listing LCI [Landing Craft, Infantry] that is beginning to...
American machine gunners fire down a street in Aachen in October 1944
American machine gunners fire down a street in Aachen. "ETO-HQ-44-17895. Witscher. Machine gunners firing from bomb...
American mortar crew advances in Germany in February 1945
American mortar crew advances under cover. 'Signal corps photo ETO-HQ-45-15109 23 Feb A mortar crew of the 20th...
American rangers advance positions, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American rangers advance positions. Italy Official caption on front: "MM-5-150346." Official caption on...
American rangers advance positions, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American rangers run along a gravel path to advance their positions. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
American riflemen lie prone on a grassy embankment, Italy, 1943
Photograph. American riflemen lie prone on a grassy embankment Official caption on front: "MM-5-150428." Official...
American soldiers cross the Mosel River during battle in Germany in March 1945
American soldiers in assault boats cross the Mosel River during battle. "ETO-HQ-45-19849. Ryan. 14 Mar. Signal corps...
American soldiers debarking LCVPs, Normandy, 1944
Photograph. American soldiers debarking LCVPs [landing craft, vehicle, personal] and wading toward Normandy beaches....
American soldiers fighting in hedgerows in France in July 1944
Troops fire on a German sniper. "ETO-HQ-44-6984. Hartman. 6 July. Signal corps photo. U.S. infantrymen fired upon by a...
American tank advances in Aachen in October 1944
American tank advances in Aachen to engage the Germans. "ETO-HQ-44-17964. Westcott. 15 Oct. Signal corps photo. Yank...
American tanks and Marines fighting on the front, Kwajalein Atoll, 1944
American M4 Sherman tanks, and--in the foreground--one Marine with a .30 caliber machine gun and another with a M1918...
American troops move forward under cover in Niederbronn-Les-Bains, France on 10 December 1944
American troops move forward under cover. Note that units and locations have been stricken in the caption. Official...
American troops rushing for cover in Germany in March 1945
American troops rushing for cover. "ETO-HQ-45-17339. Valentine. 3 Mar. Signal corps photo. Three infantrymen armed with...
An American infantryman fires on a sniper's position in November 1944
An American infantryman fires on a sniper's position. "ETO-HQ-44-27180. Carolan. 26 Nov. Signal corps photo....
An American soldier cautiously aims his rifle in Belgium in September 1944
An American soldier cautiously aims around the corner of a building. "ETO-HQ-44-14218. Noble. 8 Sept. Signal corps...
An American soldier poses over the body of a dead Japanese sniper, Tarawa, 1943
An American soldier poses with a gun over the body of a dead Japanese sniper lying in a ditch. "Dead Jap sniper on...
An American soldier stands in a snow covered foxhole in Reyersviller, France on 24 January 1945
An American soldier stands in a snow covered foxhole. Note that units and locations have been stricken in the caption....
An artillery battery in the field in Sarreguemines, France on 12 December 1944
An artillery battery in the field. Note that a unit and location have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "...
An artillery weapon is loaded under cover of camoflauge netting in Saint-Lô, France on 26 July 1944
An artillery weapon is loaded under cover of camoflauge netting. Note that the location has been stricken in the...
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers on Iwo Jima in February
Anti-aircraft fire above US aircraft carriers. Official captions:'"Jap [Japanese] suicide plane hits the water off Iwo...
Battle on a beach, Tarawa, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines crouching and lying behind a sand barricade on a beach; a tank is in the background....
Bombs exploding near US Coast Guard ships off the coast of Sicily, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bombs exploding near United States Coast Guard-manned transport ships. Official caption on reverse: "1790...
British Army soldiers running for cover near Ponte, Italy
Photograph. British Army soldiers running for cover from German fire in an open area. Official caption on front: "...
British mortar crew shelling Germans, Italy, 1943
Photograph. British mortar crew shelling Germans. Official caption on front: "MM-5-156048." Official caption on reverse...
British soldiers in combat, Italy, 1944
Photograph. British soldiers during combat Italy,, one about to throw grenade. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152564...
British soldiers run for safety zone on Monastery Hill in Cassino, Italy, 1943
Photograph. British soldiers run across a rocky mountainside as they head for a safety zone. Official caption on front...
British soldiers take cover, Italy, 1944
Photograph. British soldiers lie facedown on an incline to avoid enemy fire. Official caption on front: "MM-5-15256."...
British soldiers under enemy fire, Italy, 1944
Photograph. British soldiers on a rocky outcrop running for cover during combat. Official caption on front: "MM-5-...
British soldiers with machine guns crouch in a field, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Official caption on front: "MM-5-152560." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps Radio Photo-1-15-44 /...
Checking a German bazooka for a booby trap, Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, 1945
Photograph. United States Army soldier using a long line of string/wire to ensure a German bazooka is not booby trapped...

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