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World War II Military Activities

Historical wartime operations and activities. Airmen engaged in recreational and operational tasks, showcasing life and teamwork during WWII.

At an Eighth Air force bomber base medical corpsmen quickly and efficiently load a wounded ofrtress gunner into a waiting ambulance. The plane had given the "wounded aboard" signal coming in over the field and the medics were removing the wounded

Sgt. Henry Klien And Sgt. La Cou () Sort Christmas Packages And Mail At Army Post Office #627 In Kunming, China. 22 December 1942.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Dassault Aircraft Factory. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

The Royal Navy during the Second World War In the fore end, the crew having their supper on board HMS GRAPH (ex U-Boat U 570) whilst she underwent trials in the Clyde. Some of the crew's bunks can be seen behind them.

The British Reoccupation of Singapore British servicemen at the bar of the newly opened NAAFI canteen in Raffles Place, Singapore. The canteen was known as the 'Shackle Club.'

The Late Major Swanson, G-2 Air Officer Who Was Killed In Action During Xix Tac'S Stay In Nancy, France, Is Shown At A Briefing In September At The Foret De Marchenior Cp.

Anefo photo collection. Training camp for the women's help corps in Bouvigne. General Curls visiting Inspection of the dormitories with Major C.E commander. Smit-Dyserinck. August 1945. Breda

Comparing Close Calls. Comparing close calls with death was a favorite conversational subject among soldiers and Coast Guardsmen aboard a Coast Guard manned transport returning from Salerno. Shown from left to right are Sergeant Curtis F. Ellison, Oregon; Pfc Harold Norman, Parma, Missouri; and Sergeant Edmond Gosselin, Plainfield, Connecticut.

Colonel Edward J. Timberlake, Commanding Officer Of The 93Rd Bomb Group, Hardwick, England Briefs The Combat Crews Just Before Their Take-Off On Another Mission Over Enemy Territory. April 1943.

01/18/1936. War Council against twenty-three defendants from Laviana, for the Events of October 1934, with the then Mayor, Mr. Julio Castaño Nieves, and the councilor, Mr. Marcelino González Magdalena. Some of those prosecuted in response to the defense. Photo: Suarez.

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

It'S A Small World, Agree Wac Sgt. Esther V. Pyle Of 107 Bellview Ave., Fairmont, West Virginia, And Sgt. J. D. Pyle, 29, Rt. 28, Romney, West Virginia, Photographed In The Office Of Brig. Gen. Wm. Ord Ryan, Commanding General, Pacific Wing, Air Transport

Eleven pilots of the 9th AF pioneer Mustang group who between them have destroyed 127 German planes in the air: Counter-clockwise starting at five o'clock: Don M. Beerbower, Hill City, Minn, with 15 enemy aircraft to his credit; Maj. Jack T. Bradley

Enlisted Men Of The Viii Bomber Command Relax At An American Red Cross Aero Club In England, 2 July 1943.

GI's do justice to their Thanksgiving dinner, the first meal served in the newly-opened mess hall at Poltava Airbase, a shuttle mission base in Russia. November 1944.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A Surgeon Lieutenant and Petty Officer Sick Bay Attendants innoculate a group of sailors against Typhoid.

Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...

Christmas Gifts. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Enemy on Kiska.

Anefo photo collection. Return tabinta with we must remember / group Rotterdam. December 1, 1949

Armorers Clean And Repair Guns In The Armament Section Of The 91St Bomb Group At A Base In Bassingbourne, England. 13 March 44.

Monty Leaves For World Tour - Early this morning (Saturday) Field Marshal Lord Montgomery is pictured with his pilot at the hatchway of the aircraft in which he left to tour the World.Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, chief of the Imperial general staff, left Northolt by air this morning (Saturday) to begin a tour of the World. He was wearing tropical bush jacket and slacks when he went aboard the aircraft. June 21, 1947.

To assure maximum coordination of armored units and dive-bombers the 9th Air Force in France is assigning a number of its Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots to tank outfits, where the flyers direct air support from the tanks they ride. Brig. Gen. Doyle

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

Govornor-General, Lord Gowrie, visits New Guinea. Lord Gowrie visits a Hospital in New Guinea. June 4, 1943. July 04, 1943. (Photo by Department of Information, Commonwealth Australia).

A member from the Lottery Corps awards supplies to injured German soldiers in Hallsberg during the Second World War.

Men Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, 10Th Army, Use Their Spare Time To Advantage - One Attends To His Correspondence; Another Finds A Book Interesting; And A Third Has A Bite To Eat. Their Tent Is In The Background. Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Col. K.K. Compton (St. Joseph, Mo.) commanding officer of the Ninth U.S. Air Force 376th Bomb Group, left, and Major N.C. Appold, group operations officer, briefing fliers prior to raid on Wienerneustadt, Austria, site of an important Nazi

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

The Pinnochle Watch. Three soldiers, awaiting to board a combat-bound U.S. Coast Guard-manned transport, engage in a game of cut-throat. What if there is a tougher game tomorrow The thing to do now is to set that bid of 35.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Members of a submarine crew drawing their cigarette ration at Malta before going out on a Mediterranean patrol.

Algiers, Algeria-Interior of tent and dugout-the floor is 4 feet down.

The briefing officer points out the target of the day at a briefing session for the men of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group in Corsica.

Cavalry Schietkamp. "De Vliehors" tent camp. Li de SGT ADM, in the middle of the Owi Vic Eymael, right WMR Jaap de Vries in the foreground the Tentkachel M52

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,MISCELLANEOUS War

Three rescued American flyers just landing at Moresby after being picked up by RAAF flying boat. Left to right: Private Dale E. Bordner, Radio Operator, 2nd Lt. Marvin C. Hughes, Navigator, and 2nd Lt. Eugene Wallace, co-pilot.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

This Crew Of Air Sea Rescue Service Is Shown With The Crew Members Of A B-17 Which They Rescued From The North Sea When Their Plane Was Forced Down On Its Return To England From A Mission. 20 August 1943.

Departure of the "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt troop ship from Amsterdam to Dutch Indies. Some high officers still consult with each other at an access door of the ship.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC The arrival of KNIL citizen families from the interior at Kali Bata Station. Batavia: On Wednesday evening, April 28, 1948, the first group of families and relatives of KNIL soldiers from Republican area arrived at the Kalibata Station from Republican area, a total of 305 souls. They come from Kampen in Solo and Djokja. They, who were bad to the leg, by soldiers who have experienced the travel of the demarcation line, carefully helped out of the train .. April 28, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

Two Members Of The 379Th Bomb Group Are Served Coffee By A Red Cross Worker At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 20 December 1943.

TRAINING

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC General Doorman in Soerabaja 3E series. Tjermee. Officers at the table with cake and drink. 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

This Picture Shows Cast And Crowd At A Musical Review Produced By Members Of The Bomb Group, 9Th U.S. Air Force And Played To Bomb Groups In Area.

Photograph of African American Marines Playing Music Aboard a Coast Guard-manned Transport. Negro Marines Jive for Coast Guardsmen. Aboard a Coast Guard-manned transport somewhere in the Pacific, Negro Marines provide a touch of jive to entertain the U.S. Coast Guard crew.

Electrician's Mate 1ST Class (EM1) W. Loveless is given the re-enlistment oath by Commander C. Burch aboard the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA 1) on the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Autopsy Tent And Staff At The American Military Government Hospital On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 15 June 1945.

Japs View Their 'Defent' - These Japs Know why they have been mustered out of The Army as they view the picture, which shows their leaders signing surrender papers aboard The USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Made by a Jap ***** photographer, The surrender photo was exhibit outside the Mainichi ***** in Tokyo. September 30, 1945. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Kitchen and tea room for the Citizens' Committee of Warsaw at ul. Twarda 70; 1915 (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);

In the United States to Study P2V operation with navy and lockheed these RAAF maintenance superintendents are photographed in classroom at Lockheed's service school. First of a fleet of the longrange Neptunes will be flown to Australia by RAAF pilots later this year. In photo the men study the elevator control system with Lockheed instructor R. C. Hollinger. RAAF personnel are Squadron Leader Harold Morewood, Flight Lt. N. L. Avery, Sgt. M. L. Donoghue, Flight Sgt. Lloyd Pretty, Sgt. L. E. Davie

WACS of the 15th AAF, stationed in Italy, volunteered in an emergency appeal from the 5th Army front, including the Anzio beachhead, for type 'O' blood donations. Reading left to right are Pvt. Margaret Munro of Spokane Wash., Pft. Margaret C. Pack

You don't escape the war even on Capri. Someone always has his last mission to tell about.

Major Louis E. Scherck, Houston Texas, 40Th Bomber Group, Xx Bomber Command Expalins Secondary, And Tertiary Targets Of Opportunity At The Briefing For The 14 October 1944 Raid On Okayama, Formosa At A China Airbase.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Welfare service at Laan Hölle. Accounting. November 1946. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Discharged Men - Australian Troops. June 25, 1945.

Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Fighter pilots in a dispersal hut at Hornchurch, Essex filling in time with a game of cards before the order to take off on a sweep over France.

World War Two: French soldiers use the washing facilities inside the Maginot Line, France 1940

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

9Th Air Force Crew Members Based In North Africa Being Briefed Before A Mission. 1943.

Mr. David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Jewish Agency in Palestine celebrated Passover with Jewish soldiers, following his Passover Message broadcast over Hagannah radio. In it he declared that his people were on the eve of a Jewish State, and praised their valour in neither retreating nor abandoning positions despite heavy losses. June 15, 1951. (Photo by Howard Byrne).

Col. Schomberg , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Luncheons, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Coast Guard Mercy Planes Flies to Aid of Stricken Sailor. This image depicts injured seaman Robert Howell aboard a Coast Guard air-sea rescue plane, manned by Coast Guard Lieutenant William S. Baum, Ensign Peter Nooteboom, Coast Guardsman H.E. Swanlund, and Ensign John Vukic.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Using a box for a table, S/Sgt. Baker took time out for lunch when the 57th Fighter Group in Tripolitania, Libya moved into a new airbase near Tripoli.

A man holding a helmet sits surrounded by four men in 'Jungleers' uniforms , Soldiers, Military bands, United States. Army Ground Forces. Jack Miller Collection

The Royal Navy during the Second World War During a lul, those Royal Marines who are not on watch relax. Some are writing letters, others are ironing clothes or playing ludo.

General Von Armin, an officer of the German Afrika Korps, was captured by the Allies during the North African campaign in 1943.

Poll photo collection. Reporting soldiers. Group of soldiers during Christmas party. December 1945

Men and military officers at exhibit , Armories, Ordnance industry, Military officers, Exhibitions, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Of Spey-Class Fregat Hr.ms.thok Hiddes (1967-1986). On board

Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Alberto M. Torres, Rio De Janeiro, 1St Lt. Theobaldo Kopp, Parana; And Lt. Helio Carlos Cox, Rio De Janeiro; Pilots With The First Brazilian Fighter Squadron In Italy.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Christmas mood. Military hospital. December 25, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

To relieve the nursing problem of Santo Tomas University prison camp, recently liberated by our forces in Manila, Luzon, P.I., a shipment of U.S. Army nurses arrive in the compound and are immediately put to work. The nurses were rushed up from one

An intelligence officer interviews a group of RAF fighter pilots who have just returned to their base somewhere in North Africa from a mission over enemy territory.

An Effigy Of A Japaneseanese Soldier Is Hung By Men In Operations Section Of The 318Th Fighter Group On Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto.

Pilots Gathered In Operations Room In England For Interrogation After A Combat Mission. 22 February 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Red Cross gave demonstration in scratch. The French Red Cross team. September 30, 1967

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Police education. model, safety measures shooting shooting range police school Hollandia. October 1957. Hollandia, Guinea

A.I.F. men in their Showground billets in mid-1940. June 28, 1940.

SGT J.C. Guyton of Bravo Company, Headquarters Battalion, stands at attention as MAJ P. J. Bloom, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Inspector General's team, checks the sergeant's bunk display. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Cpl. William Mclaughlan, A Member Of The British Army Royal Service Corps., And A Crew Member Of The Boeing B-17 'The Careful Virgin' Describes A Former Mission To Members Of The Air And Ground Crew Of His Plane At The 1St Combat Bomb Wing Base At Bassing

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Inspection travel General P.L.G. Doorman (September-October 1946). General Doorman talks to a few men. September 25, 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Integration of Clinton High School. National Guardsmen hold a segregationist White mob at bay with fixed bayonets, in front of the Anderson County Court House, Sept. 2, 1956.

Bronx Coast Guardsmen Meet on Atlantic Troop Ship. Coast Guardsman Art Green, Photographer's Mate first class, of 1491 West Avenue, Bronx, New York, a combat photographer was recently assigned to a Coast Guard manned troop transport operating in European combat waters, and here met crew members Albert Witt, Quartermaster first class, of 1594 Unionport Road, also of the Bronx. Green has covered the European scene with his camera in both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean since January, 1944, and was a survivor in May, 1944 of a torpedoed Coast Guard manned destroyed escort off the coast of Italy during a midnight battle with a German submarine. Witt, who enlisted in October, 1943, has served 22 months on convoy escort and troop transport duty in the Atlantic.

General Carl Spaatz And Lt. General Jimmy Doolittle Discuss Results Of Bombing Raid On Oil Refinery At Halle, Germany, With Crews Who Participated In The Mission. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 31 March 1945.

Anefo photo collection. Departure Slijhuis to America at Customs. January 15, 1949

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

Bob Hope, radio and screen star, sitting with men of X Corps, as members of his troupe entertain, Wonsan, Korea, U.S. Army Signal Corps, October 26, 1950

Mexican policeman holds pickaxe used by slayer of Leon Trotsky, exiled Russian leader whose head was broken open August 20 at his closely guarded home near Mexico City. Picture was made after police subdued Trotsky's assailant. August 21, 1940.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Decision officers women's corps KliL. Estimation of officers of the women's corps KNIL in Batavia. The new officers receive congratulations. January 6, 1948. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Six high-ranking Japanese generals and admirals, Lt. Gen. Shinpel Fukuei, Maj. Gen. Takeo Manjome, Rear-Adm. Kaku Harada, Maj. Gen. Tadasn Kataoka, Maj. Gen. Isamu Hirai and Maj. Gen. Masuo Yoshiki, who surrendered at Cebu, Philippines, pictured shortly after their incarceration in New Bilibid prison, near Manila, Philippines, U.S. Army Signal Corps, September 3, 1945

Men Of The 70Th Service Group, Based At Great Dunmow, Essex, England, Are Briefed For Another Death-Dealing Mission Against The Enemy On 22 October 1943.

Military transport on the line between Nässjö - Falköping. Redeveloped freight wagon for the house of soldiers.

Anefo photo collection. Army exercise in Germany. Wait at KAS. October 12, 1961. Germany

General scene when troops going North stop for lunch in Central Australia. February 19, 1945. (Photo by H. Rodda).

Medical Fitness Must Be Par Excellence For Crews Of Combat Bombers, And Medical Officers Are Kept Working At Top Speed At This Bomber Station In England. 2Nd Lt. Delbert H. Hall, Arnolds Park, Iowa, Co-Pilot Of The Consolidated B-24 "Duchess" With 27 Mis

Captured Nazi Generals is England waiting to be taken to the States. In foreground Lt. Gen. Kurt Badinsky. In background, Major Gen. Hubertue Von Auloch.

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