Military Life and Field Activities

Snapshots of soldiers in various settings, focusing on daily tasks, teamwork, and interactions, depicting military life.

ENGLAND-A wounded waist gunner lies by his gun after his return from an attack on military installations in N.W. France. The two medical orderlies are administering blood plasma. All medical aid will be give the wounded gunner in the plane until he

To be a Red Cross Field Director in the Libyan Desert requires a lot of ingenuity. Ray L. Goodridge, of 210 Lark St., Rochester, New York, is editor of the camp newspaper for his fighter group stationed in the Libyan Desert. At present time Ray

Turkey And All The Trimmings Are Served Gi'S Of The 77Th Bomb Group And The 54Th Fighter Group, Passing Thru The Chow Line At The Alexai Point Mess Hall On Attu, Aleutian Islands. This Was The First Thanksgiving Dinner Celebrated By Military Personnel

Aircraft, Burma, India &ELECTRONICS,RADAR War

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

ENGLAND-A wounded waist gunner lies by his gun after his return from an attack on military installations in N.W. France. The two medical orderlies are administering blood plasma. All medical aid will be give the wounded gunner in the plane until he

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations,TOURS War

7Th Air Force Men Holding A Captured Japaneseanese Flag. Pacific.

Taken Jan. 20, 1943: Loading bombs in the racks of an Albacore of the Fleet Air Arm operating from a base in Malta.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations,TOURS War

Onto the Cradle of a Giant Trailer swings the Lightning, preparatory to a trip to an advanced station of the 8th AF Service Command.

These 8th Air Force Boeing...

FLYING NOTARY-Just returned from a flight over totalitarian Germany, Sgt. Donald F. March, (right) Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress radio operator and gunner of York and Dover, Pa., waits for his pilot, Capt. Jerreld Newquist of Portland and Pendleton

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Combat Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Who Have Just Returned From Bombing Raids Over Enemy Targets In Europe, Are Interrogated At Their 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Personnel Of The 322Nd Troop Carrier Squadron Are Interrogated After A Mission At A 14Th Air Force Base In China.

On The Day The 1St Air Commando Force Invasion Of Burma Was To Take Place, Men Sweat Out The Return Of A Plane Carrying Last Minute Reconnaissance Photos In Burma. Visitors Included Major General George E. Stratemeyer And Air Marshal Sir John E.A. Baldwin

In the Philippine Islands, photo technicians of the 13th Air Force realized the need for simplifying the settings on K-17 and K-18 cameras, and therefore developed a ring and bead sight that approaches the operating ease of a Brownie camera.

Italy - This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 15Th Air Force Staggered Some 600 Miles Back To Its Home Base After Absorbing A Direct Flak Hit Over Vienna, Austria, 7 October 1944, Which Blew Out Walls Of The Radio Waist Compartments. Trapped In The Lo

Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Crew. (No. 3 Of Seven Pictures.) Crew Of Enola Gay Receives Last-Minute Instructions From Colonel Tibbets Before Taking Off On The Historic Flight Of Dropping The First Atomic Bomb.

Chow call aboard a huge ATC plane bearing invasion wounded from Scotland to the U.S. brought petite 2d Lt. Irene Wendte, Wisconsin flight nurse, to the side of Seaman 1/C George G. Massing, of St. Louis, Mo., who was wounded on the French coast.

Wounded British And Indian Troops Being Carried On To A Dakota Aircraft At A Forward Airfield In Italy, For Evacuation To Base Hospitals. Raf And British Army Medical Orderlies Are Seen Helping The Wounded Onto The Plane.

Constantly changing weather conditions requires the attention of these men in the weather but a Alexai Point Airbase on Attu Island, Aleutian Islands. 4 October 1943.

Members of the 1876th Eng. Aviation Battalion work out plans for the Battalion's move to Japan. 23 August 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,ARMAMENT War

Four Members Of Bomber Crews, Left To Right: Cpl. M. Eusano, San Fernando, California, 2Nd Lt. Gerald G. Gille, Quincy, Illinois, 1St Lt. Dellas A. Brown, Roy, Utah And 1St Lt. John K. Winchester, Clayton, New Mexico, Watch A Worker Operate One Of The Mac

Before Japaneseanese Prisoners-of-War are issued American clothing they are given medical attention and thoroughly de-loused. Here, on Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, two Japaneseanese POW's who have been recently captured, have just been issued G.I. clothes

Commanding Officer issues final instructions to combat crews (pilots and enlisted men).

Crew Chief 'Checks' The Safety Belts Of Prisoners' Of War Just Prior To Take-Off. Atsugi, Japanesean, 8 September 1945.

Men Of The 490Th Qm Depot Co. Boost A Streamlined Parapack Into A Rack On C-46 Curtiss "Commando" Cargo Ship At A Troop Carrier Base, Somewhere In England. 14 February 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,ARMAMENT War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Wacs Get Their First Taste Of Chlorinated Wate From A Lister Bag At Their Camp In New Guinea. They Are, Left To Right: Pvt. Catherine Rogers From Boston, Massachusetts; Pvt. Margaret Zavatsky Of Edwardsville, Pennsylvania; And Sgt. Alice Chemistruck Of

Weather Station Of The 2Nd Air Base Group At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland. 5 December 1941.

AE-29 Mt. Hood , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

Cpl. John C. Brackette, Salecreek, Tenn., (Left) And Sgt. Van L. Gray, Nashville, Tenn., Move A 1,000 Lb Bomb Into Position To Be Hoisted Into The Bomb Racks Of A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Which Is Being Prepared For Another Mission Over Enemy Territory

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Pvt. Edgar Grant, Westminster, S.C., And T/Sgt. Joseph Desmarchus, Mt. Clements, Mich., Members Of The 7Th Fighter Maintenance Squadron, Assembling New Motor To Be Installed In One Of The Curtiss P-40S At Dobodura, New Guinea. May 1943.

T/Sgt. Harry J. Soltis, Radio Operator From Keyport, Nj, At His Position In His Plane During A Mission Somewhere Over Italy On 29 July 1943.

1St Lt. James V. Decoster, Portland, Ore., Co-Pilot Of Boeing B-29 '20Th Century Unlimited' Of The 40Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command, At Controls During A Return Trip To Home Base Following A Mission 9 Bombing Raid On Japaneseanese Steel And Coke Industries A

Brazilians who fly Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in the First Brazilian Fighter Squadron in Italy climb into a weapons carrier to ride down to the line.

Enlisted men reading books and writing letters in their club in Tunisia.

Personnel Of The 2Nd Base Air Depot Relax While Reading In The Aero Club At An Air Base In Lancashire, England. 22 September 1943.

EIGHTH AAF SERVICE COMMAND STATION-One of the new jettisonable auxiliary gasoline tanks is shown prior to being installed on a Lockheed Lightning. This modification, which is being done by Eighth AAF Service Command technicians, is one of the reasons

Soldiers conducting maintenance on a military vehicle during the Vietnam War.

Dutch soldiers in London, Anonymous, 1940 - 1944 photograph Photo, taken from a certain height, with a few (Dutch) soldiers on a platform stepping out of train; with paper (deciding) with numbers; Back, with pen, Explanation animal numbers: '1: sergt. H. v.d. Togt / 2: korp. J. v. Arkel / 3: H.J. Brakema (Adelborst) / 4: Sergt. D.H. CEVAT / 5: SERGT. A. Domhof / 6: Soldier Edm. Eymael / 7: 2nd Lt. Mulders / 8: Sergt. H. Kahn / 9: 2nd Lt. Ebens / 10: Kapt. L. v.d. Bergh / 11: Mrs. v.d. Bergh / 12: Mrs. Mulders. London (possibly) paper. ink writing (processes) England

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

Before Leaving On Mission 9 To Ashan, Manchuria A Boeing B-29 With The 40Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command, Has Crew Members Attaching Fin To One Of Its 500-Lb. Bombs. Fin Keeps Bomb On Course. China.

Kuma class cruiser taking...

Gis, Mps And A Photographer Surround Bing Crosby And A Member Of His Uso Troupe Who Arrived At The 353Rd Fighter Group Base In England On 15 October 1944.

Japanesean - Meal Time Aboard This B-29, With Trays Of Vegetables, Was Fancier Than Usual. Generally, Crews Were Given Sandwiches, Cans Of Juice, Gum, Candy. They Brought Their Own Peanuts.

At an advanced American Fighter Base in North Africa, May 31, 1943. Between mouthfuls of doughnuts and coffee provided by mobile Red Cross workers, Lightning pilots are interrogated after a typical mission. Intelligence officers shown taking ntoes on

Sgt. Joseph Brito, Jr., From Lonsdale, Ri, Is Attached To The Brazilian Squadron Because He Speaks Their Language Fluently.

Using hand-knives and grinding tools these "partners of the men who fly" are preparing the tire for the application of crude rubber. This specialized branch of the AAF Service Command was trained in the U.S. last summer had been in operation overseas

An American soldier, wounded by Japs, is given emergency treatment by medics in hospital that was once Palo, Leyte Academy, Philippine Is.

Registration Bureau for AAF Personnel on leave in Australia. Sidney, Australia.

S/Sgt. Maynard H. Smith Of Caro, Mich., A Member Of The 423Rd Bomb Squadron, 306Th Bomb Group And A Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipient, Tries His Skill At Peeling Pototes At His Base In England. Sgt. Smith Received The Award For Extinguishing The Fir

W/O Charles E. Bresec Of Waupun, Wisc., And Capt. Ben C. Michener Of Columbus, Ohio Examine Aerial Prints Taken By The 7Th Photo Group On Reconnaissance Missions Over Enemy Territory. Mount Farm, England, 1 July 1943.

At An Airfield At Beford, England, Lt. L.P. Bowers, Grand Rapids, Mich., Center, Shows S/Sgt. D.E. Wonderly, Sherwood, Ohio, Left And Lt. J.E. Mclain, Pueblo, Colorado, Where His Flak Suit Prevented A Piece Of Shrapnel From Piercing His Leg During A Missi

Inside A Quonset Hut At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, Ordnance Men Are Busy Loading Bombs Which Will Be Dropped On Enemy Installations In Europe By Planes Of The 353Rd Fighter Group. April 1944.

The Wounded Come Aboard Off Leyte. The Wounded Come Aboard Off Leyte. Wounded American fighting men are transferred from lifeboats to the upper deck of a Coast Guard-manned troop transport at anchor in San Pedro Bay, Leyte, in the Philippines. The lifeboats with their casualties are hoisted even with the deck, and the wounded are lifted over the side on stretchers.

The Public Address System Installed In The Caves Is Also Used To Broadcast Music. Left, Capt. Deward H. Reed, Portales, Nm, Special Service Officer Of The Group And Director Of 'Rock Fella Center' And 1St Lt. Robert E. Volger, Hollywood, Calif., Assistan

Planning a bombing mission in operations room: left to right: Maj. George Jones, Col. Harris Hull, Lt. Col. Stuart Porter, Lt. Col. W.H. Cleveland, Co. C.B.B. Bubb, Brig. Gen. N. Longfellow, Capt. C.F. Bourne, Maj. R.H. Stuart, Wing Commander Duke

A Special Services show entertains personnel of the 866th Engineer Aviation Battalion at an air base somewhere in New Guinea.

PFC Elmo Fenn, of the land rescue unit, makes contact by "Walkie-Talkie" radio with rescue men at camp site, four miles away, in the wrecked Douglas C-47 at Cathedral Valley, Alaska, to inform them that immediate evacuation is possible by a Stinson

This Is One Of A Series Of Photographs Showing A North American B-25 On Which Four .50 Cal Guns Were Placed In Special Mounts In The Nose And All Mounts Were Brought Closer Together To Concentrate Fire Power. Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia, 13 March 1943

"Somewhere in France" a medical Corps Soldier about to load his war casualties aboard a Douglas C-47 air evacuation plane, gets last-minute instructions from the pilot and flight nurse. Left to right: Lt. Ethey Guffey of Shawnee, Okla., Lt. William

Red Cross Workers Serve Food To Wounded Personnel Aboard A Transport Plane At An Air Base Somewhere In Iceland. 2Nd Service Group, 4 October 1944.

Shadowgrapher Trainer - The Shadowgraph Is A Device To Project On A Screen The Shadow Of An Aircraft Plastic Model Held At Any Angle The Instructor Desires. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 14 Oct. 1944.

The Scouting Force Of The 364Th Fighter Grp., 67Th Fighter Wing, Are Briefed Before A Mission, 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England, 31 December 1944.

Judging from this photo, American G.I.'s are determined on being well-dressed soldiers wherever they may be and whatever their equipment is. Lacking the proper equipment and unable to get their clothes to a pressing establishment, the U.S. soldiers

After a busy day's training, Americans and Chinese enjoy a bit of recreation in the need "Flanagan's Bar," for Sgt. Wm. Flanagan, seated third from left in front row. Lt. Tong, K.T. communications officer of the Chinese Air force, plays the Chinese

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Gunsight Voltage Regulators Were Checked Speedily And Efficiently At An 8Th Air Force Depot In England By This K-14 Gunsight Voltage Regulator Test Panel Constructed By Sgt. Jacob H. Graff, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Panel Is Made Of 1/4 Inch Phenolic Sheet, And

Ryukyus-- Only 325 Miles From Japanese Kyushu These Military Police Of A 7Th Aaf Service Group In The Ryukyus Have A Grimmer Job Than Most Policemen. Manning Defenses Against Possible Suicidal Japanese Paratroop Attacks Are, Left To Right; Cpl. Ivan C. Frokjer, Lu

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Captured German & Italian Generals in transport plane.

Personnel of the 892nd Chemical Company pouring Napalm into a drum of gasoline. 50 gallons in a 55 gallon drum allows space for Napalm and gasoline to mix. Chemical Station, Clark Field, Philippine Islands. 25 June 1945.

Troops, stationed at Amchitka, Aleutian Islands, wash their mess kits in cans of scalding water. The men in the background are lined up for chow. 10 October 1943.

Crew of Martin B-26s in Mediterranean Area.

The wounded are being loaded into a Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" hospital ship of the 9th Air force Troop Carrier Command at an emergency landing strip. They were flown to England within a few scarce hours after the initial assault, under the care of a

Orderly Room Of The 2Nd Air Base Group At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland. 4 June 1942.

A Wounded Solider Is Removed From A Douglas C-47 Evacuation Plane At The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Base Somewhere In France. 27 December 1944.

Crews of a Heavy Group in England get the news they've been sweating out for months. Camera catches them at instant briefing officer says next target will be beachheads.

British Railways at War - Mail Boat- Transport and Travel in Wartime, UK, 1944 In a 'lounge' area of the mail boat, a civilian man drinks from his flask of tea, as men and women of the services look on. He is using his briefcase as a 'table' on which to rest his flask.

Armament crew cleans barrels and receivers of 50 calibre guns in preparation for next mission, this job is done immediately uponn completion of each mission. A reserve of guns can be seen in rear.

Sicily-Lt. William K. Modrall, Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas, a Mustang reconnaissance pilot, gives the "Thumbs Up" signifying that the "invasion" is going on okay. "They're landing to beat Hell," he said. Lt. Modrall, along with Major Deering

The Royal Navy during the Second World War The Commanding Officer using the periscope in the control room on board the Dutch submarine O 14. On the right the after hydroplane helmsman can be seen.

Inspection By Air Chief - Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, Commanding General Of The U.S. Strategic Air Forces In Europe, Shakes Hands With Crewmen Of An Air Sea Rescue Plane, After Completing An Inspection Of Their Plane And Equipment And Discussing Their Job With T

During A Moment Of Relaxation In The Squadron Pilot'S Ready Room, Lt. Colonel Francis S. Gabreski (Right) Enjoys A Cup Of Coffee With Lt. Oscar E. Collins, An Old Friend And Basketball Coach From Oil City, Penn., (Left) Reunited For The First Time In Four

Indulging In A Bit Of Air Force Ritual, A Member Of The 379Th Bomb Group Gets A Dunking At The Hands Of Fellow Crew Members After Completing The Required Number Of Missions Over Enemy Territory. England, 3 November 1943.

Lime and Paris Green are mixed in preparation for aerial dusting of swamplands near a 12th Air Force medium bomber base on Corsica.

The Ancient Game Of Chinese Checkers Is A Good Way To Pass The Time In Liberated Italy, Where These Air Wacs Are Serving With The 12Th Air Force. Sgt. Virginia C. Anthony Moves To Confound Pfc. Evelyn E. Miller Of Carmel, California.

Airmen Stationed In England Enjoy Coffee And Doughnuts From The Red Cross Clubmobile Visiting Their Field. 18 September 1943.

Raf Cadets Study The Mechanism Of The Engine Of A North American P-51 Of The 353Rd Fighter Group At An Airbase In England. April 1945.

Major General Orde Charles Wingate, Accompanied By An American Aide, Examines His Rifle Before Taking Off In A Douglass C-47 From Lalaghat, India.

Potential Aerial Gunners Learn The Mechanics Of The Sperry Retractable Turret At A Usaaf Turret School At Kirkham, Lancs, England. They Are, Left To Right: Cpl. Robert B. Estill Of Urmston, Manchester, Raf, Sgt. Henry H. Lown Of Carbondale, Penn. And Sgt

After Donning The Electrically Heating Flying Suit, S/Sgt. William W. Fleming, A Waist Gunner From Jenkins, Kentucky, Puts On The Electrically Heated Flying Shoes Which Are Plugged In The Suit. Molesworth, England, 6 July 1943.

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