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Homefront

San Augustine, Texas. April 1945
Woman working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber Tennessee, February 1943
Painting insignia on plane
Women workers employed as wipers, Chicago and Northwest Railway Company, April 1943

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United Kingdom

Battle of Britain bomb damage
German bomber during Battle of Britain
Underground London shelter
Aircraft spotter on London roof
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, during great raid of 29 December 1940
Eastern London homeless children
British port town before Normandy
British War Pound

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Normandy

Loading amphibious shipping for the Normandy invasion, 1944
USS LST-357 loading vehicles for the Normandy invasion, 1944
Tanks loaded in an LCT for the Normandy invasion, 1944
U.S. Soldiers march through an English coast town, just before the Normandy invasion, 1944
U.S. Army Rangers in a landing craft, before the Normandy invasion, 1944
Loading LST's for the Normandy invasion, 1944
Loading a Half-track onto an LCT before invasion
Paratrooper boards plane at an English field
Chart of lines of attack against Germany
Landing Craft waits to load troops in English port
Troops board landing craft in England
LCI(L) Convoy crossing English Channel on D-Day
Ferry and Tug approaches Normandy Shore, June 6, 1944
Landing Crafts put troops ashore on Omaha Beach, D-Day
Troops in an LCVP before landing on Omaha Beach, D-Day
Smoking LCVP approaches Omaha Beach, D-Day
Troops wade ashore on Omaha Beach, D-Day
Sinking LCI(L)-85 comes alongside other ship off Omaha Beach, D-Day
Coast Guard boat transferring casualties off Normandy, June 1944
Troops and Crewman approach Normandy beach in landing craft
LST approaches the Normandy coast, June 6, 1944
German prisoners debark in an English port after capture at Normandy
LCM evacuates casualties from Normandy beach on D-Day
USS LST-21 unloads British tanks and trucks off Normandy, D-Day
Coast Guardsman rescue survivors off Normandy, June 1944
Rescueing a survivor off Normandy, June 1944
LSM brings casualties alongside transport off Normandy, June 6, 1944
American Soldier lies dead on Omaha Beach
Transport planes fly low over Utah Beach on June 6, 1944
Catholic Mass on board an LCI enroute to Normandy invasion beaches
German "Beetle" miniature explosive tank at Normandy, June 1944
Mongolians in German service captured at Normandy
German coast defense gun emplacement Normandy, 1944
LSTs landing vehicles and cargo on a Normandy beach
HMS Centurion during Normandy storm of June 19-22
Lowering a Jeep from a transport into an LCM during Normandy invasion
Coast Guard 83-foot patrol boats off Normandy, June 1944
German POWs take shelter in a trench
Engineers construct a railway spur on a Normandy beach, June 1944
Sinking LCI(L) off Normandy beach, June 1944
Air Force B26 over Normandy beaches, June 1944
Omaha Beach, 1944
Overlooking Omaha Beach, 1944
Army Rangers resting in Pointe du Hoc area, Omaha Beach
Army Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, June 6, 1944
Army Rangers resting upon the Pointe du Hoc cliffs, June 6, 1944
"Rhino" ferry off English coast before Normandy invasion
Omaha Beach, June 1944
Troops onboard an LST ready to cross English Channel to Normandy
Army medics give candy to injured French child, June 1944
Army medics treat injured French civilians, June 1944
Convoy of LCI(L)s enroute to Normandy invasion beaches
Construction work overlooking Omaha Beach
USS Arkansas bombing off Normandy, June 6, 1944
Gooseberry Harbor, Omaha Beach, June 1944
Searching and questioning German prisoners at Normandy beachhead
Searching and questioning German prisoners at Normandy beachhead
P47 fighter that crash landed on Normandy beach
USS Arkansas, Normandy beach
P38 fighter overlooking Omaha beach
Detonating German landmine during invasion
View of Omaha Beach from damaged gun emplacement
USS Nevada firing her 14" guns off Normandy, June 1944
Normandy beach
Casualties evacuated by LCVP from Normandy beaches, June 8, 1944
LCI(L)'s underway off Normandy beaches, June 6, 1944
Troops move off a Normandy beach, June 1944
Senior officers inspect Normandy beachhead
Omaha beach soon after landings
Omaha beach soon after landings
Casualty evacuation boats, Omaha Beach
Trucks move inland from Omaha Beach, June 1944
Stranded landing craft and supplies on Omaha Beach, June 1944
German soldiers carry wounded comrades to landing craft
Prisoner shovels sand, June 1944
German pillbox knocked out by naval gunfire, June 1944
German pillbox used as US command post
Vehicles move inland on Omaha Beach, June 1944
LCMs landing troops and supplies on Utah Beach, June 8, 1944
Casualties board an LCVP for evacuation
Normandy invasion beach
SS Charles Morgan sunk off Utah Beach
Chaplain and soldier at Normandy field hospital
Landing craft off Normandy coast
British LCT(A) 2008 brings US troops to Normandy beach
Navy Beach Battalion takes a break, June 11
Navy Beach Battalion takes over German trenches, June 11
Truck drives ashore from USS LCT 520, June 11
Interrogating prisoners, Normandy
DUKW brings supplies ashore
Navy Communication Command Post, Normandy beach
Disabling miniature German "Beetle" tanks
Navy Corpsman writes a letter from Normandy bunker
Army truck rolls off Rhino ferry
Piled German beach obstructions
Navy Beach Battalion prepares sandbagged emplacement
Troops march up Normandy beach
Partially sunk LST
Troops marching on Utah Beach
Normandy crossroads
Bringing in a German sniper
Searching a German sniper
Surgeons working near Normandy beaches
Jeep brings casualties to an LST for evacuation
Bringing casualties aboard an LST
Small craft repair and recovery unit
USS LST-325 stranded at low tide
Sherman tank mired on Normandy beach
Jeep towed ashore
Army truck comes ashore
German prisoners marched down Normandy beach
Men on a Rhino ferry ducking to avoid German strafing from a plane
Men on a Rhino ferry ducking to avoid German strafing from a plane
Navy Beach Battalion members duck from German strafing
Small craft repair and recovery unit
M-10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer near St. Lo

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European Theater

Ruins of a church in Valognes, France
Scene in St. Lo, France
Bulldozers clear a path during attack on Cherbourg
Gliders in fields near Cherbourg during the Normandy invasion
Germans at Ardennes
Ste. Mere Eglise street after its capture
U.S. Soldier talks with French refugees in Ste. Mere Eglise
Ste. Mere Eglise
Ste Marie du Mont
Troops and residents of Ste. Marie du Mont
Troops and woman in Ste. Marie du Mont
German gun emplacement at Cherbourg<
Damaged railway station in Cherbourg, France
German mines in a railway car at Cherbourg, France
German POWs at Cherbourg, France
Incomplete launching site for V-1 flying bombs at Cherbourg
Minesweeper exploding German mines near Cherbourg, France
PTs and USCG patrol boats at Cherbourg, France
LST-4 approaches Southern France beach
USS Quincy bombarding during the Southern France invasion
Paratroopers in French village at St. Marcouf
Wrecked streets of St. Lo
Medics helping injured soldier
American howitzers shell German forces retreating near Carentan, France
American troops march down the Champs Elysees
Hitler after the French surrender
British prisoners at Dunkerque, France
79th Infantry Division mortar crew, La Haye du Puits
American troops in tank passing the Arc de Triomphe

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Pearl Harbor

Rescueing a survivor near USS West Virginia
Chart of Pearl Harbor recovered from a crashed Japanese plane
Chart of Lahaina, Anchorage recovered from Japanese aircraft
USS Arizona's magazine explosion
Crazed Zero at Fort KameHameha after raid
Beached Japanese midget submarine, Oahu, Dec 1941
Beached Japanese midget submarine, Oahu, Dec 1941
USS Vestal beached and listing
Japanese Zero trailing smoke during attack
USS Shaw wrecked in floating drydock
USS Nevada beached at Pearl Harbor
Men working on capsized USS Oklahoma
USS Arizona aflame
Wrecks of USS Downes and Cassin
Hangar and planes burning on Ford Island
USS West Virginia sunk at Pearl Harbor
Fighting fires on USS West Virginia
Sailors at NAS Ford Island watch as USS Shaw explodes
USS Maryland and capsized USS Oklahoma
Oil fires burning on the water near Ford Island
Civilian auto hit during raid
Japanese air attack on Wheeler Field and Schofield Barracks
Japanese Type 00 Carrier Fighter cockpit that crashed during raid
USS Cassin capsized against USS Downes
Crashed Japanese Type 99 Carrier Bomber recovered after raid
Sunk USS Oklahoma
USS California sinking during raid
Sunken USS Arizona during raid
Wrecks of USS Downes and Cassin
View down Battleship Row, December 7, 1941
Wide angle view of Pearl Harbor during attack
Burial services for men killed at Kanoehe Bay during raid
Sailor killed at Kanoehe Bay during raid
Cartoon found in crashed Japanese aircraft
Planes destroyed by Japanese raid on Wheeler Field
Japanese Type 99 Carrier Bomber during raid
Japanese planes prepare to take off to attack Pearl Harbor
Type 00 Fighters prepare for launch on Japanese aircraft carrier
Japanese Officer watches planes take off for attack
Japanese plane departs Shokaku to attack Pearl Harbor
Japanese Zero departs Akagi to attack Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes prepare for attack
Pearl Harbor looking west, October, 1941
Pearl Harbor submarine base and fuel tanks, October 1941
Damage to the Cavite Navy Yard after the attack
USS Utah capsizing at Pearl Harbor
Aerial view of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor during the attack
Pearl Harbor chart found aboard midget submarine

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Pacific Theater

The Doolittle Raid planes await takeoff
Surrender of Corregidor, May 6, 1942
Surrender of Corregidor, May 6, 1942
Pfc. Angelo Reina guards Oahu beach position
Bougainville underground surgery room
V-J Day Ceremonies on USS Missouri
General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine President Osmena, off Leyte, Oct 1944
General Douglas MacArthur inspects the Leyte Beachhead, Oct 1944
Signing Japanese surrender on USS Missouri, September 2, 1945
Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle
Japanese delegation onboard USS Missouri, September 2, 1945
American POWs using improvised litters to carry fallen comrades on Bataan march
General MacArthur signs Japanese surrender instrument
USS Alchiba burning after being torpedoed off Guadalcanal, circa 1942
USS Alchiba burning after being torpedoed off Guadalcanal, circa 1942
Landing craft circle awaiting orders during Cape Torokina landings, Nov 1943
Landing craft and vessels off Bougainville beachhead, November 1943
1st Marine Division Marine draws a bead on Japanese sniper
In formation during Japanese surrender ceremonies
4th Division Marines shell concealed Iwo Jima positions
Japanese 5"" D.P. gun on Mille Atoll, Aug 1945
Japanese aircraft carrier Junyo at Sasebo, Japan, Sep 1945
Japanese aircraft carrier Junyo at Sasebo, Japan, Sep 1945
Hiryu under B-17 attack during Battle of Midway
Soryu under B-17 attack during Battle of Midway
B-17s at Midway, 3-4 June 1942
Marines of the Fifth Division inch up Red Beach #1 at Surbachi Yama
Manning a 3"" AA gun at New Fighter Strip, Dobodura, New Guinea 17 May, 1943
Rescueing USS Lexington survivors during Battle of the Coral Sea
Abandoning the USS Lexington during Battle of the Coral Sea
Explosion amidships the USS Lexington during Battle of the Coral Sea
USS Lexington under attack during Battle of the Coral Sea
Casualties aboard a lighter, Munda Point, New Georgia, July 1943
Japanese torpedo plane from Shokaku crashed on Indispensable Reef
Grumman F4F Wildcat takes off from USS Enterprise, May 1942
Infantry on Stepping Stone Island on the Vella Yavella Island Front
Loading for Kiska Operation, Aug 1943
USS Worden aground and sinking off Amchitka, Alaska, 12 Jan 1943
FAdm Nimitz signs surrender instrument
Soldiers unload landing craft during Attu invasion, May 1943
Unloading landing craft at Massacre Bay during Attu invasion, 11 May 1943
Landing craft near USS Enterprise 24 July 1942, before Guadalcanal-Tulagi landings
Planes await takeoff from USS Enterprise, May 1942
Loading bombs onboard USS Enterprise, Aug 7, 1944
LVT amphibian tractors at Wellington, New Zealand, 20 July 1942
USS Alchiba unloading off Guadalcanal 7 Aug 1942
Allied POWs wave at a Navy plane, 25 Aug 1945
Battle damanged VT-8 TBF at Midway, June 1942
Damaged F4F at Midway after battle, June 1942
Damaged VT-8 TBF at Midway after battle, June 1942
Japanese torpedo planes attacking USS Yorktown
Firefighting on USS Yorktown during Battle of Midway
Makin Island seen through the periscope of the USS Nautilus, August 1942
Destroying small arms, Japan, August 1945
Toyko waterfront POW Camp, Aug 30, 1945
Released POWs at Aomori, 29 August 1945
Sailors and Marines on the USS Nautilus after Malkin raid, Aug 1942
Painting a Japanese flag and hashmark on one of USS Nautilus
Admiral Nimitz visits USS Nautilus after Malkin raid, August 1942
USS Argonaut docks at Pearl Harbor after Malkin raid, August 1942
USS Argonaut crewmembers read mail after Malkin raid, August 1942
Burning facilities on Tanambogo Island, 7 August 1942
Explosion blows a plane over the side of the USS Lexington, May 1942
USS Pensacola landing Marines at Midway, 25 June 1942
USS Pensacola at Midway, 25 June 1942
F2A-3 fighter in catwalk after landing accident on USS Long Island, July 1942
Ships leaving Wellington, New Zealand for the Solomons, July 1942
Destroyers removing crew from HMAS Canberra after Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942
USS Kaskaski refueling USS Enterprise, 18 August 1942
Deck scene on USS Yorktown after torpedo hits
SBD destroyed in an air attack at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942
USS Hornet in the Pacific, 15 May 1942
Wrecked Japanese base at Tanambogo Island, 8 August 1942
Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, August 1942
USS Wasp burning after being torpedoed, September 1942
Marines land on Tulagi Island, August 1942
Testing machine guns of a VF-6 F4F on the USS Enterprise, April 1942
Japanese torpedo bomber hit by anti-aircraft fire during Battle of the Coral Sea
Japanese plane over a USS Destroyer during Battle of the Coral Sea
Large explosion onboard USS Lexington during Battle of the Coral Sea
US Marines resting in the field, Guadalcanal 1942
USS Lexington flight deck damage during Battle of Coral Sea
Damage to gun gallery on USS Lexington during Battle of Coral Sea
Japanese carrier Shoho under attack, 7 May 1942
Dive bombing attack on Japanese carrier, 8 May 1942
Japanese carrier Shoho under attack
Japanese bomber brought down attacking USS Yorktown
SBDs over burning Japanese cruiser Mikuma, 6 June 1942
Oil tanks burning after Japanese attack at Midway, 4 June 1942
Damage at Midway after Japanese attack, 4 June 1942
USS Yorktown being abandoned, 4 June 1942
USS Yorktown listing after being struck by aerial torpedoes, 4 June 1942
Surviving VT-8 TBF at Midway after battle, June 1942
Japanese torpedo plane attack on Guadalcanal-Tulagi invasion force, 8 Aug 1942
Damaged Midway seaplane hangar, 4 June 1942
Bombing attack on Japanese carrier Shokaku, 8 May 1942
USS Enterprise hit by bomb during Battle of Eastern Solomons
Bomb explodes on USS Enterprise during Battle of Eastern Solomons
VT-8 survivor, Ens. George Gay in hospital
USS Ellet crew look at crashed Japanese bomber off Tugagi, 8 Aug 1942
USS Enterprise in Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
Gun crew on USS Indianapolis, July 1942
Todo Saki lighthouse, Japan, captured by USS Pickerel
USS Enterprise during Battle of Midway
USS Yorktown stopped and burning during Battle of Midway
USS Seawolf spots sailing vessel during Pacific Patrol, 1942
Ship sunk by USS Seawolf, 1942
Japanese ship torpedoed by USS Seawolf
USS Hornet during Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, October 1942
Scoreboard on USS Boise, November 1942
Transport Buyo Maru after being torpedoed by USS Wahoo, 26 Jan 1943
Doolittle Raiders aboard USS Hornet, April 1942
LtCol Doolittle wires a Japanese medal to a bomb before raid, April 1942
B-25 lifts off from USS Hornet on Doolittle Raid
Japanese plane crashes near USS Columbia during Bougainville Campaign, November 1943
Sinking of Japanese Patrol boat #39 by USS Seawolf, 23 April 1943
Hiryu survivors onboard USS Ballard, June 1942
Hiryu survivors on Midway, 23 June 1942
Third Fleet carrier planes in formation off Japan, August 1945
Wrecked VMF-211 F4F-3 fighters at Wake Island after capture by the Japanese
"Kare" takes off from Akagi, 1942
USS Indianapolis bombarding Makin, 20 November 1943
USS Mississippi bombarding Makin as seen from USS Baltimore, 20 November 1943
Admiral Nimitz visits the Marine cemetary on Namur Island, Kwajalein, 1944
USS Boise bombarding New Guinea, early 1944
USS Leonard Wood and other transports headed for Sicily, 8 July 1943
USS New Orleans camouflaged at Tulagi after being torpedoed
USS Oakland firing on Japanese Planes during Marshall Raids, December 1944
Japanese Bomber crashes near USS Belleau Wood, February 1944