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Briefing U.S. Marines aboard the USS Rutland probably off of Saipan in February 1945
Briefing U.S. Marines aboard the USS Rutland; probably off of Saipan in February 1945. From donor's notes: "Boat group...
Broken down jeep
Photograph. American jeep on the side of a road with its hood up and a rear tire missing. Location unknown. No date
Brown with two other members of the 32nd Special Naval Construction Battalion stand together inside ship's store. Philippines. c. 1945
Photograph. Brown with two other members of the 32nd Special Naval Construction Battalion inside ship's store with...
Bucher's 'silent' piano propped up on tables in Italy in 1945
Alan Bucher playing his silent, practice piano while editing Debussy sheet music and smoking a pipe. The piano was...
Bucket brigade bails out water gathered in a gun emplacement, Italy, 1943
Photograph. Bucket brigade bails out water gathered in a gun emplacement. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150468."...
Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa during her shakedown cruise in October 1944
USS Iowa. "59494 October 26, 1944 Wash Day for the Big 'I'--- Bucket brigades swab off the decks of the giant USS Iowa...
Building occupied by American forces
Photograph. Two-story building on a dirt plot; an American serviceman is on a ladder and painting the front; two...
Building with medical sign
Photograph. Residential building with a directional sign for medical equipment in the front. Location unknown. No date
Buildings at military facility, Hawaii, December 1945
Photograph. Administrative buildings at military facility. Personal caption on photo reverse: "Dec 29 1945 / H...
Bulldosers building an earth ramp
Photograph. Three bulldozers building an earth ramp LSTs. Location unknown. No date
Burning fuel tranport truck
Negative. Transportation vehicle on fire on the side of a road; the fuel barrels in the back are all on fire. Personal...
Burning fuel tranport truck
Negative. Transportation vehicle on fire on the side of a road; the fuel barrels in the back are all on fire. Personal...
Burning fuel tranport truck
Negative. Transportation vehicle on fire on the side of a road; the fuel barrels in the back are all on fire. Personal...
Burning of shoreline
Photograph, landscape. Several fires on burning along a shore line. Location unknown. No date
C-47 cruising above a runway
Negative. Douglas C-47 Skytrain cruising above a dirt runway. Presumably Burma [modern-day Myanmar]. No date
C-47s parked on a runway
Negative. Several Douglas C-47 Skytrains parked on a dirt runway. Location unknown. No date
C-47s parked on a runway
Negative. Overexposed. Several Douglas C-47 Skytrains parked on a dirt runway. Location unknown. No date
C-47s parked on a runway
Negative. Several Douglas C-47 Skytrains parked on a dirt runway. Location unknown. No date
C-47s parked on a runway
Negative. Several Douglas C-47 Skytrains parked on a dirt runway. Location unknown. No date
Camels walking in the desert
Photograph. Four camels walking through the desert. Location unknown. No date
Camouflage at an American military camp
Photograph. Large area coved in camouflage netting by a treeline. Location unknown. No date
Camouflaged airplane near a hangar, ETO
Photograph. Camouflaged airplane parked near a hangar. ETO. No date
Camouflaged artillery in a field
Photograph. Camouflaged artillery in a field. Location unknown. No date
Camouflaged bunker
Photograph. Boardwalk leading to a partially underground, camouflaged bunker. Location unknown. No date
Camouflaged bunker
Photograph. Entrance to an underground bunker shielded with a piece of canvas. Supplies sit on a mat inside the bunker...
Camp cot with mosquito net. Philippine Islands. c. 1945
Photograph. Elevated cot with square, tent-like mosquito net surrounding it. Personal caption on photo reverse: "My...
Camp urinal, North Africa, 1942-43
Concrete stump half-buried in desert ground, apparently used to designate a camp urinal; there are tents and trucks in...
Capt. Richard Dach and other servicemen
Photograph, overexposed. Captain Richard Dach [left] standing at attention with three other servicemen in front of a...
Capt. Richard Dach hanging laundry
Photograph. Captain Richard Dach tying white fabric to the rope on the side of a tent; more tents are in the background...
Capt. Richard Dach's living quarters
Photograph. Clothes and personal items of Captain Richard Dach in a low ceiling room. Location unknown. No date
Captured German prisoners of war
Photograph. United States Army medics observe a small group of German prisoners of war. All are standing in a field...
Caravan of American military vehicles at Mong Yu junction, Burma
Negative. Long caravan of American military vehicles driving down Ledo Road or Burma road at the Mong Yu junction....
Caravan of American military vehicles at Mong Yu junction, Burma
Negative. Long caravan of American military vehicles driving down Ledo Road or Burma road at the Mong Yu junction....
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland in March 1945
Catholic services aboard the deck of the USS Rutland. From donor's notes: "Catholic services, 3-28-45."
CCKW parked in a military camp
Photograph. GMC CCKW parked behind tents in a military camp; supplies are piled by the truck. Personal stamp of John H...
Chapel altar, New Guinea
Photograph. Altar inside a church made of wood and palm leaves. Above the altar are the American flag and the unit flag...

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