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Major General Claire L. Chennault holds up Chinese child, China, 1945
Photograph. American Major General Claire L. Chennault holding Chinese child during parting ceremony. Official Caption...
Mamie Eisenhower, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and George C. Marshall at airport, Washington, D.C., June 1945
Photograph. Mamie Eisenhower smiles as her husband, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, waves to the crowds and General...
Master Sergeant Spinks posing with a .30 caliber machine gun outside an elevated military tent at Palawan in 1945
Master Sergeant John O. Spinks, Sr. posing with a M1919 Browning .30 caliber medium machine gun outside elevated...
Nine Italian refugees seated in the train station, Chiasso, Switzerland, 1945
Photograph. A family of nine Italian refugees, including three young children, wait inside of a train station. "A...
Nine Marines pose in a group, Hawaii, April 1946
Photograph. Nine Marines pose together in a group outside of a base building. Personal caption on photo reverse: "5 Apr...
Officers returning home in the Mediterranean or Atlantic circa October 1945
Nine officers posed on deck with open hatch to below deck behind them; "24th General Hospital doctors going home."...
Prince Olaf of Norway greets the crowd after arriving in Oslo, May 1945
Photograph. Prince Olaf of Norway (Alexander Edward Christian Frederik) saluting while sitting in the back of a...
Pvt. Jack Hershkowitz on the deck of a ship
Photograph. Private Jack Hershkowitz wearing a field overcoat on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No...
Pvt. Jack Hershkowitz reading on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout, Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Private Jack Hershkowitz [seond from right] readig to the servicemen sitting next to him on the deck of the...
Pvt. Jack Hershkowitz sunbathing on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout, Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Shirtless Private Jack Hershkowitz sunbathing on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout; servicemen are sitting...
Queen Mary brings Americans home in New York Harbor, New York, June 1945
Photograph. View of the deck and stern of the Queen Mary as it returns American soldiers home. Official Caption: "Rome...
Sailors waiting at a receiving station, Hawaii, 1946
Photograph. A large group of sailors standing and sitting in groups with their sea bags at a receiving station....
Sailors waiting at a receiving station, Hawaii, 1946
Photograph. A large group of sailors standing and sitting in groups with their sea bags at a receiving station....
Sailors waiting at a receiving station, Hawaii, 1946
Photograph. Two groups of sailors sitting on the ground at a receiving station. Personal caption on reverse: "Hawaii /...
Seabird flying over the Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Single seabird flying near the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Seabirds flying over the Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Flock of seabirds flying over the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Servicemen after receiving orders to return home to the United States, China-Burma-India Theater, 1945
Four images, on one development, of different United States serviceman posing for camera; there is a jeep in one...
Servicemen boarding the SS Jonathan Grout
Photograph. Servicemen jumping out of the bed of a large transportation truck onto a dock; the SS Jonathan Grout is...
Servicemen boarding the SS Jonathan Grout
Photograph. Servicemen jumping out of the bed of a large transportation truck onto a dock; the SS Jonathan Grout is...
Servicemen boarding the SS Jonathan Grout
Photograph. Servicemen jumping out of the bed of a large transportation truck onto a dock; the SS Jonathan Grout is...
Servicemen observing a ferry on the Hudson River, New York, 1946
Photograph. American servicemen on the deck of a ship looking at a ferry underway on the Hudson River. Personal caption...
Servicemen on a ship deck
Photograph. Two servicemen standing on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Servicemen on a ship deck
Photograph. Group of servicemen sitting on equipment on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Servicemen on the deck of a liberty ship
Photograph. Large group of servicemen in overcoats standing on the deck of the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No...
Servicemen waiting to board the SS Jonathan Grout
Photograph. Serviceman holding his duffle bag while standing on a dock; other servicemen are standing with their...
Shore crew using net and crane to haul GI duffel backs onto ship in France (probably), 1946
Shore crew using net and crane to haul up GI duffel backs onto ship, probably for returning to the United States....
Sick Frenchman being loaded into airplane, Linz, Austria, 1945
Photograph. Sick Frenchman being loaded into airplane for return home; soldiers and nurse surround him. Official...
Side of the SS Jonathan Grout, Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. "Jonathan Grout" painted on the side of the docked SS Jonathan Grout. Location unknown. No date
Soldiers returning home in the Mediterranean or Atlantic circa October 1945
Soldiers standing in a gun tub on vessel, returning to the US. Mediterranean Sea or Atlantic Ocean. Circa 1945
Soldiers returning to the US, likely in the Mediterranean Sea or Atlantic Ocean circa October 1945
Soldiers standing on deck of vessel, returning to the US. Likely Mediterraean Sea or Atlantic Ocean. Circa October 1945
The deck of the British liner Queen Mary crowded with returning American troops, New York City, 1945
Photograph. View of the stern of the British liner Queen Mary, her decks crowded with American troops returning home...
The deck of the British liner Queen Mary crowded with returning American troops, New York City, 1945
Photograph. View of the stern of the British liner Queen Mary, her decks crowded with American troops returning home...
The USS Lejeune (AP-74) crossing the Atlantic in November 1945
The USS Lejeune (AP-74) crossing the Atlantic in November 1945. "USS Lejeune Ship home Nov.4-12, 1945."
The USS Lejeune (AP-74) crossing the Atlantic in November 1945
The USS Lejeune (AP-74) crossing the Atlantic in November 1945
U.S General Courtney H. Hodges welcomed home in Atlanta, Georgia, 1945
Photograph. Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall shaking hands with General Courtney H. Hodges, Commander of the U.S. First...
U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying in missing man formation over crowd in Europe, February 1945
Photograph. U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight in missing man formation over crowd; view from ground. Personal...

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