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World War II Military Scenes

Black and white photos capturing life during World War II, including soldiers at bases, airstrips, and medical units in action.

Men Of The 9Th Af Pass Sandbags Along A Line As They Build Protection For The Control Center Of A New Base Setup At An Airstrip Built By The Ix Engineer Command In Germany.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations, War

On 17 September 1943 at a ceremony in New Guinea, the Air Medal, the Silver Star and the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star were presented to Maj. Harry J. Bullis of Portland, Michigan, by Brig. General Roger Ramey. Major Bullis is Executive Officer

Ground Crewmen Unload Captured German Belly Tanks Preparatory To Loading The Containers With Gasoline And A Jell Like Substance Which Will Convert Them Into A New Type Incendiary Bomb For Fighter Bombers Of Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg'S 9Th Af. L To

Photo collection Government information service. German soldiers buy as a Dutch clogs souvenir. 1940. The Netherlands

These Happy Gi's Beginning The Long Homeward Trek To The U.S., Prepare To Board A Truck At Yankai, China For A Two Hour Journey To Kunming Where They Will Fly To Calcutta, India, To Await Water Transportation For The Last Lap Of Their Journey. All Of The

A Marine from Whiskey Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, prepares to fire a 105mm howitzer at high angle during a fire mission at Fire Support Base San. The photograph was taken on September 12, 1970, by Sgt Ed Burris and is part of the 1stMatDiv Vietnam collection.

High German Officers 'Pay Visit' To London -- Stripped Of All Power To Command Anything But Their Own Facial Expressions Are These 18 General-Majors And General-Lieutenants Transported From A P.O.W. Camp In Northern England To London, For Interrogation.

In camp, US Army

Parachutists, land and sea rescue men consolidating supplies at the camp site at the wreckage of a Douglas C-47 in Cathedral Valley, Alaska. The four-man tent provided shelter for the four Alaskan scouts and land rescue men who preferred the snow

06/30/1937. Republican artillerymen shooting at the National Batteries in Madrid.

Sheet Metal Shop Personnel Of The 478Th Air Service Squadron, Pose For The Photographer At An Air Base Somewhere In The South Pacific.

2nd Lt. Robert I. MacFarland of Philadelphia, Pa., a member of the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group at Fenton, Field, Australia, shaves in front of his tent using a homemade bathroom setup. 6 September 1943.

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. A Wireless Observer Unit in the field near Creully, Normandy, with Leading Aircraftman G Gilmour, Leading Aircraftman J Summers and Leading Aircraftman G Gortan attending to a generator and Sergeant W R Thornton and Corporal J Gridley on watch on the top of the radio cabin.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Banjoemas, tjilatjap, on the children's sea, report T.N.I., Demarcation line. Photo taken from a lock complex?. February 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India &Fields & Installations,CONSTRUCTION,Air Fields War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,EQUIPMENT War

S/Sgt. William J. Collins, 422E Mt. Airy Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., is set to go out for a pass from Capt. James Banks McFadden, Great Falls, S.C., former Clemson College All-American halfback. This scene was taken in North Africa where members of the

DF-SN-86-12388. Subject Operation/Series: PRIME BEEF Base: Mountain Home Air Force Base State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion at a railway yard, Syria, 20th century. Artist: Unknown

Anefo photo collection. Construction of new army places stroke. March 20, 1951. Stroe

German railway troops. Unload the field rail locomotive

General View Of The 1878Th Engineer Aviation Battalion Put Up Their Tents In Camp Area On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. May 1945.

English soldiers cooking on the march

Farm worker watering down the dusty ground around his tent at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory labor camp mobile unit. Wilder, Idaho 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Idaho , Wilder, Idaho , Canyon County

Group of soldiers with packs and rifles walking , Soldiers, Military training, Automobiles, Railroad cars. Jack Miller Collection

Group of soldiers with packs and rifles walking , Soldiers, Military training, Automobiles, Railroad cars. Jack Miller Collection

This Dornier 335, Shown With American Markings Is Driven By A Propeller Mounted In The Front And By Another Installed In Rear. France.

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents An Award To A Member Of The 353Rd Fighter Group During A Ceremony At An Air Base In England. 17 May 1944.

H.K.H. Princess Beatrix visits army components at the Artillery Schietkamp Oldebroek, at 't Harde and in Elspeet.

The 11Th Airborne Division Spends Christmas At Manawarat On Leyte Island In The Philippines And To Properly Celebrate The Occasion, Tyrkey Was Flown In. Shown Here Are A Group Of Men Carrying The Cases Of The Tinned Bird To The Food Dump.

Resorts and Other Dwellings - Arkansas. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

13th AAF men in the Philippine Islands adding Gel to gasoline for use in incendiary bombs.

Manger Display At Camp Tripoli, Iceland. 2Nd Service Group, 24 December 1942.

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Cooking on charcoal London boys. August 12, 1963. Greece

Anefo photo collection. Jamboree 1963 in Marathon Greece. Dutch the group Z-Holland with buddy herring for Dutch day. August 12, 1963. Greece

804Th Medical Air Evacuation Transportation Squadron. Patients Are Taken By Litter Jeep From The Hospital To The Airstrip. Dumpu, New Guinea, December 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &PERSONALWELFARE War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,WACS War

'Hands Across The World', Symbolizing The Vow Of Two Great Allies, The United States And Russia. S/Sgt. Anthony Gioia, A Waist Gunner In A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Shakes Hands Witha Red Army Soldier. S/Sgt. Gioia Took Part In The First American Shut

Grave of Cecil Rhodes, British businessman and politician in Africa, Southern Rhodesia, 1924 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover

Headquarters Building Of The 493Rd Bomb Group At An Airbase In England. 9 Jan 1945.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Pasar Oesan. Pasar Oesan: There is no housing shortage at the boys in Indie. If new stays have to stay, a call is sufficient to the genius. The 3rd field core builds here. Genius of the U-Brigade a few new barracks in Pasar Oesan. November 27, 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

280 MM gun carriage , Armories, Ordnance industry, Artillery Weaponry, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

H.E. French, official camp photographer ca. between 1909 and 1923.

Aaf Men Reported Captives Of Lolo Tribesmen. Five Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress Crew Members Are Reported Held Captive By Aboriginal Lolo Tribesmen In The Rugged Mountain Of Western Szechwan Province In China. An Aaf C-47 Skymaster Flew From Shangha

Lewis machine gun crew, Camp Mills

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.

Thirteen Alaskan Huskies Composed The Two Dog Teams Driven By Alaskan Scouts To The Douglas C-47 Crash Location In Cathedral Valley, Alaska.

Lieut. J. B. Neill, 153d New York Infantry. No. B310, Title from item, Gift; Col. Godwin Ordway; 1948. United States, Army, New York Infantry Regiment, 153rd (1862-1865) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865.

Camp McKibbin, Marshall Hall, (Advanced Party), 1893

Chemical Warfare - Men Wearing Gas Masks Line Up Outside The Gas Chamber At 8Th Air Force Station 167 In England, 13 August 1943. 381St Bomb Group.

Poll photo collection. Wakanda Club Paris 1936 - Indian shows. Covered wagon is deleted by two men. May 1936. France, Paris

A Large Group Of The Nine-Hundred 7Th Air Force Men Bound For The United States Have Climbed Aboard The Lci (Landing Craft Infantry) Which Will Transfer Them From White Beach, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, To The Troop Transport Lying Off Shore. 18 October 1945

Lamb, Richard and Mrs. Lamb. (Spanish American war camp)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Soldiers for a tent with inscription "1 sec". July 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Invention Made By The Men Of The 535Th Bomb Squadron For Changing Boeing B-17 Tires. 381St Bomb Group, England. 16 March 1945.

British Children Are Guests Of Honor At An Easter Party Given By Men Of The 391St Bomb Group, England, 8 April 1944.

Two officers relaxing, 1917, England, maker unknown.

Original caption: "Boundary Survey: Unknown, John Lubo, Bruce Lubo, Harry Bergman.". 1936 - 1942. Pacific Region (Riverside, CA). Photographic Print. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs. Mission Agency. 11/15/1920-6/17/1946. Photographs

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Environment Tjikempek, Telaga Sari. Men get food awarded at a shed. December 10, 1947. Cikempek, Indonesia, Java, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India &Transportation War

Moosburg, Germany Prisoner Of War Camp. Along With Tables To Eat On, Another Sign Of Freedom Was Straw For Matresses - A Luxury After Sleeping On Gravel Floors.

Sgt. Galy B. Ferguson, Mount Hope, Wisc., Left, And Sgt. Joe E. Morgan, Lancaster, Kentucky, Prepare To Release Radio Sonde Balloon For Training Purposes At The Army Air Forces Weather Station, U.S. Assault Training Center. 9 December 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & Training

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Saint Martin. dyke repaired. {1940-1945}. Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten, Sint-Maarten

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Project 30-18 - Operation Upshot/Knothole (Nevada Test Site) Test Activities. Project 3.27 field medical installations, post-ENCORE. Photographs of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing at Pacific Island and Nevada Test Sites.

Major Charles W. Tennat Of Salt Lake City, Utah, Completes His Log After Mission Over Kyushu On 22 June 1945; During The Mission He Shot Down A Japanese 'Zeke'. The Crew Chief Of His Fighter Plane Looks On. Ie Shima, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.

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.

FRANCE-Meals at a captured German field are cooked on a German field range by Sgt Clyde E. Hall, 35, of Dayton, Ohio. Hall and everyone else keep their guns with them all the time because a force of 20,000 Germans under Maj Gen Erich Elster are just

Juarez, Federal Barricade captured by insurrectos

The Portuguese Flag Is Raised After The Santa Maria, Azores, Air Base Is Returned To Portugal. 1391St Aaf Base Unit, 2 June 1946.

10/12/1909. The Pilar party in the Camp. After the solemn campaign mass celebrated on the roof of the second Booth, and of which we gave a note in our yesterday's issue, a "Lunch" took place, during which extraordinary animation reigned; Medals of the Virgin were distributed to the Soldiers and Allegorical Jotas were sung to the Campaign. It was an admirable party.

Poll photo collection. Repatriation service India. The members of the female help corps and soldiers for the hangar in the port of Ataka. December 1945. Ataka, Egypt

Vintage photograph. Koreans work on Taejon airstrip preparing it for the landing of supply ships

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

Russian soldiers, Siberia

Bustling moths drill Karl hunk the troops in Isone Port Office, the Toulenont, including Öpon Alran,

Tent for mobile radar at partial boman over, 1938 motif: Tent for mobile radar. At partly boman over 1938. The F2 collection with numbers F2-38-87.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Miscellaneous Batavia. Post office Batavia. A room full of mail bags. February 1947. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Woven Shoes And Gloves Of This Type Were Preferred By The Internees Over Regular G.I. Shoes And Gloves To Protect Their Hands And Feet From The Cold Winter Air As They Walked To The Copper Mine From The Hanowa Prisoner Of War Camp #6 In Honshu, Japanesean. 14

Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. The mobile radio unit of No. 3 Squadron RAAF operating at Rosh Pinna, Palestine.

Tents at the FSA (Farm Security Administration) migratory farm labor camp mobile unit. Athena, Oregon 1941. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Oregon , Athena, Oregon , Umatilla County

Martial law on Colorado border stops migratory laborers 1936. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Col. Villa

Royal Air Force- 2nd Tactical Air Force, 1943-1945. Personnel of No. 1 'M' Balloon Unit inflating M-type balloons from hydrogen cylinders by the roadside at Bunsbeek, Belgium, before loading them with propaganda leaflets for despatch over areas of Germany.

Native having fun with turret gun. Probably from a Japaneseanese Mitsubishi "Betty."

An alerted gunner in a 40 mm gun position on Alexai Point Airbase scans the skies for sight of approaching enemy aircraft. 5 october 1943, Attu Island, Aleutian Islands.

021015-F-3873G-006. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown

Artillery coming through Indiantown Gap, Pa. , Military facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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