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[Airmen and women with Grumman G-21 Goose, Puerto Rico]

[Airmen and women with Grumman G-21 Goose, Puerto Rico]

Title: [Airmen and women with Grumman G-21 Goose, Puerto Rico] . .Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie ..Date: 1939..Place: Isla Grande, Puerto Rico..Physical Description: 1 transparency: film, color; 13 x 10 c... More

[U.S. Flight Navigator, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, World War II]

[U.S. Flight Navigator, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, World War II]

Title: [U.S. Flight Navigator, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, World War II]..Creator: Richie, Robert Yarnall, 1908-1984..Date: April or May 1943..Place: Mitchel Field Air Force Base, Long Island, New York..Part O... More

Bensinlager ved folkeskolen i Vestre Jakobselv, tysksoldat på vakt.

Bensinlager ved folkeskolen i Vestre Jakobselv, tysksoldat på vakt.

Bensinlager ved folkeskolen i Vestre Jakobselv, tysksoldat på vakt.

Photograph of Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in Coffins

Photograph of Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in Coffi...

Photographs from the Depression and World War II Public domain photograph of war funeral, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Welcome Home for returning World War I soldier, Fred Tippett, 1919 ; the two lads in the front, Norm and Jack Maloney, went on to fight in World War II and were Prisoners of War in Changi. They survived - Lewisham, Sydney, NSW

Welcome Home for returning World War I soldier, Fred Tippett, 1919 ; t...

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the start of World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded Poland, September 1939. It is ironic that the Japanese, allies in the First World War of the British Empire, are repres... More

Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, World War II photo

Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, World War II photo

Portrait, bust, 3/4 facing right. In portfolio: Portraits of Adolf Hitler. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.

Sailors on board SS AUTOLYCUS depart Sydney for Portsmouth, 13 May 1939

Sailors on board SS AUTOLYCUS depart Sydney for Portsmouth, 13 May 193...

This image depicts SS AUTOLYCUS having cleared the wharf no. 2, eastern side Circular Quay, Sydney. The smoke on the starboard quarter indicates vessel is being assisted by steam tug (which is now turning the v... More

Sandbagging at Morda for civil defence

Sandbagging at Morda for civil defence

Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Llenwi bagiau tywod ym Morda ar gyfer amddiffyn adeiladau.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: September 6, 1939..Cyfrwng/Medium: Negydd ffilm / Film n... More

Shack of war veteran with view along Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas

Shack of war veteran with view along Nueces Bay. Corpus Christi, Texas

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic in the Assembly and Repair Department at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas

Oyida Peaks riveting as part of her NYA training to become a mechanic ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company

A noontime rest for a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, ...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

On North American's outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the tail section of a P-51 fighter prior to spraying the olive-drab camouflage of the U.S. Army, North American Aviation, Inc., Inglewood, Calif

On North American's outdoor assembly line, a painter cleans the tail s...

12002-38. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More

Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Lathe operator machining parts for transport planes at the Consolidate...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

aahs_p002039 - A black and white photo of the inside of a plane

aahs_p002039 - A black and white photo of the inside of a plane

Bell XFM-1 Interior, looking Forward from 50 cal Gunners seat

To norske soldater. 1940. - Norway. Public domain image

To norske soldater. 1940. - Norway. Public domain image

To norske soldater. 1940. Public domain photograph - late 19th - early 20th century Norway, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Doyle Hodges, Commanding Officer, Rescue and Salvage Ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50), and The International Group for Historical Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) representative Van Hunn, greet students at Jaluit elementary school after giving presentations on Oct. 12, 2006, regarding the two World War II Douglas Torpedo Bomber Devastators, which remained submerged since the war. SAFEGUARD assisted TIGHAR in a survey of the sunken aircraft, providing information for a potential future salvage operation. U.S. Navy photo by Navy Diver Second Class Morgan B. Wade (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Doyle Hodges, Commanding Officer, Rescue and Salva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jaluit Country: Marshall Islands (MHL) Scene Camera Operator: ND2 Morgan B. Wade, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Last Night in the WAVES, World War II photo

Last Night in the WAVES, World War II photo

"We felt like big shots - we had a lot of fun. We mainly went to drink!" ..At Cafe Zanzibar, Broadway & 49th...Collection of The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford..We're happy for you to share this ... More

Kurz vor der Landung (Die U-Boote laufen ein)

Kurz vor der Landung (Die U-Boote laufen ein)

RAFA-3309 U71_0143..Vil du bla i albumet, kan du gjøre det i Digitalarkivet: arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mo... ( http://arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/13188/2/?size=medium&mode=0 ) ..If yo... More

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, UK, USAF personnel assigned to the 48TH Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force, Lakenheath, UK pass the traditional flower wreaths to the Presenters during the Ceremony. The presenters will then lay their wreath on the "Wall of the Missing" to honor the men and women buried at Cambridge American Military Cemetery, and those whose names are engraved on the Wall. The cemetery was dedicated on July 16, 1956, as the only permanent American World War II cemetery in the British Isles

During the Madingley Memorial Day Commemorative Services held at Cambr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coton State: Cambridgeshire Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joanna E. Reihle, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), take a morning run on Utah Beach exactly 60 years after the landings of D-Day in 1944. The 3-mile run is to honor all those who gave their lives during the Normandy Invasion

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Repro-2. Verdenskrig, World War II photo

Repro-2. Verdenskrig, World War II photo

The archive by photographer Erling Syringen (b. 26.01.1907 - d. 01. 11. 1983) includes glass plate negatives, film negatives and paper prints and came to the Glomdals Museum in the early 1980s. The photo archiv... More

Teknisk tjeneste. Østerdalen 1940.

Teknisk tjeneste. Østerdalen 1940.

Teknisk tjeneste. Østerdalen 1940. Public domain photograph - 20th-century Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, from Minnesota, 165th Signal PHOTO Company, killed in action (KIA) August 25, 1944, during World War II is buried in the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, France (FRA)

Tombstone of US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert F. Bickhart, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: St Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Steven Czyz, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

German Junkers 88 brought down near Mallwyd on a raid to Liverpool

German Junkers 88 brought down near Mallwyd on a raid to Liverpool

Teitl Cymraeg/Welsh title: Awyren Junkers 88 Almaenig a saethwyd i lawr ger Mallwyd ar ei ffordd i Lerpwl.Ffotograffydd/Photographer: Geoff Charles (1909-2002).Dyddiad/Date: August 31, 1940. .Cyfrwng/Medium: N... More

Indiana's Historic Pathways - Inside the Freeman Field Museum

Indiana's Historic Pathways - Inside the Freeman Field Museum

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Black and white photos adorn the walls while a mannequin in authentic World War II stands next to a glass display case as part of an exh... More

Duitse soldaten op een veroverde brug

Duitse soldaten op een veroverde brug

Drie Duitse soldaten lopen over een brug in Rotterdam die zojuist veroverd is. Links op de brug liggen twee dode Nederlandse soldaten, wat meer vooraan ligt een paar laarzen.

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Over 2,500 people including US Military Personnel, Dignitaries, World War Two (WWII) Veterans and guest, gather during the Memorial Ceremony held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War Two (WWII), held aboard the USS Missouri (BB 63) Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). The USS Arizona Memorial is visible in the background

Over 2,500 people including US Military Personnel, Dignitaries, World ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dennis C. Cantrell, Usn Release Status: Relea... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT Lieutenant Roger A. Haberman, taken at San Diego, California (CA), April 19,1943. 1LT Haberman is a World War II (WWII) Ace Pilot credited with 7 kills. His home town is Ellsworth, Wisconsin

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Li...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Stotz, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

US President George W. Bush pauses to greet and shake hands with San Diego area Sailors at Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), after delivering a speech commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Allied victory over Japan (VJ Day) during World War II (WW II)

US President George W. Bush pauses to greet and shake hands with San D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Gregory S. Cleghorne, U... More

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatriated American warriors from the Korean War and World War II, from a C-141 Starlifter cargo aircraft at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Mysti Bicoy, CIV.) (RELEASED)

Joint Honor Guard personnel prepare to tranport the remains of repatri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Contractor/Mysti Bicoy Release Status: R... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh Duberly lays a wreath in remembrance of those who died in World War II, during the Memorial Day ceremony held at Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge, England (ENG)

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire the honorable Mr. Hugh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

An aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., showing the Arlington Memorial Bridge leading to the Lincoln Memorial (bottom), with the National World War II (WWII) Memorial near the Washington Monument (center), and the US Capitol (top) in the background

An aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., showing the A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, Usn Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Members of the Red Baron Squadron in Strearman World War Two (WWII) era Biplanes demonstrate their acrobatic skills during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Members of the Red Baron Squadron in Strearman World War Two (WWII) er...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wendy Brockel, USAF Release S... More

Arizona Senator John McCain (AZ-R) speaks to the crew and guests attending the commissioning ceremony aboard the US Navy's (USN) newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS HALSEY (DDG 97). The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

Arizona Senator John McCain (AZ-R) speaks to the crew and guests atten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Halsey (DDG 97) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-96 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 ... More

Battle damage on a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT), that was left after the Battle of Peleliu during World War Two on the island of Peleliu. Photograph taken as part of Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion, 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

Battle damage on a Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT), that was left after ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Van Noble Iii, Usmc Relea... More

After dark, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National World War II Memorial, in the Washington, District of Columbia, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, honoring military veterans of World War II

After dark, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lcol Jane Campbell, USN Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Cast members from the Home Box Office (HBO) World War II mini-series "Band of Brothers" are given a tour of an aircraft by US Air Force (USAF) personnel at an undisclosed location. Cast members are part of a United Service Organizations (USO) tour visiting deployed troops overseas

Cast members from the Home Box Office (HBO) World War II mini-series "...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Jack Braden, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Over 2,500 people including US Navy (USN) Sailors, Dignitaries, World War Two (WWII) Veterans and guest, gather during the Memorial Ceremony held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War Two (WWII), held aboard the USS Missouri (BB 63) Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI)

Over 2,500 people including US Navy (USN) Sailors, Dignitaries, World ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Dennis C. Cantrell, Usn Release Status: Relea... More

Head-on shot of a World War II era P-51 Mustang while

Head-on shot of a World War II era P-51 Mustang while

Head-on shot of a World War II era P-51 Mustang while flying over the Arizona desert during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The aircraft is owned by Brigadier General (Ret) Bill Anders who is ... More

On shore leave from the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 65), Lieutenant (LT) Garner Sutton from Orlando, Florida, reads the headstones of fallen World War II Americans at the Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France

On shore leave from the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 65), Lieutenant (LT) Garner...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) State: Draguingnan Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Martin Maddock, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The fully operational World War II (WWII) Victory Ship SS LANE VICTORY pulls into San Diego for Memorial Day weekend. The supply/troop transport vessel served with distinction and valor in the later part of WWII, Korea (Chosen Reservoir Operation) and Vietnam wars. VICTORY, built in Los Angeles in 1944, returned home after 44 years and now serves as a Maritime museum. Named after Isaac Lane, a black man who rose from slavery to become a Bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church and founded Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee (TN) in 1882. His granddaughter christened the ship in 1945. Berthed in the background is the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

The fully operational World War II (WWII) Victory Ship SS LANE VICTORY...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don Fletcher, CIV, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board of the San Antonio City Council, Texas, pins a World War II 60th Anniversay pin on retired MASTER SGT. John Lawlor (center) during San Antonio's Honoring of WWII Veterans Ceremony on April 3, 2005, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (PHOTO by Alan Boedeker) (Released)

Councilman Carrol Schubert (second from left), Chairman of the Board o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Alan Boedeker, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a Bronze Star Medal, belonging to WWII Veteran Sergeant (SGT) Edward Francis Sweet, displayed during his Medal Presentation Ceremony, held at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA). The Bronze Star was awarded to Sweet 60 years after his service where he deployed over 1800 days as a radio operator with the 3rd Infantry Division. Sweet's Division was responsible for the eradication of the Nazi Army out of France as well as the defeat of the last ground soldiers in Southern Germany

A display of US Army (USA) World War Two (WWII) souvenirs, including a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Edmund K. Gibbons III, USAF ... More

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the eldest son of former US President Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach, France (FRA), on D-Day, June 6, 1944. More than 9,000 Americans killed in Normandy during World War II (WWII) were laid to rest in the American Cemetery in the village of Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. Among those buried are more than 300 unknown Soldiers

Latin Cross marker of Brigadier General (BGEN) Theodore Roosevelt, Jr....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

60 - National Parks Gallery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

60 - National Parks Gallery - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

Adak 1943 Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North Dakota (ND) Adjutant General (AG), shakes hands with retired US Army (USA) Anthony "Tony" Richard, 12th Cavalry Regiment, while North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad, Rebublican, presents several medals to the World War II (WWII) veteran. The medals presented to 90-year-old Tony Richard included the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat when he served in the Pacific campaign

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David ... More

Leiret i ruiner. Elverum, april, 1940. Ruiner etter bombing av tyske fly.

Leiret i ruiner. Elverum, april, 1940. Ruiner etter bombing av tyske f...

Leiret i ruiner. Elverum, april, 1940. Ruiner etter bombing av tyske fly.

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, and Charles Chibbitty, U.S. Army World War II veteran and the last living Comanche code talker during WWII, are all smiles during the veteran's visit at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2002. OSD Package No. A07D-00689 (DOD PHOTO by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), U.S. Secretary of Defense, an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Miss Mary Kay Rendernick, daughter of the World War II (WWII) hero US Navy (USN) CHIEF Electricians Mate (EMC) John D. Rendernick, reacts to the unveiling of the plaque bearing her fathers name, on the Damage Control Wet Trainer building at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI). EMC Rendernick lead his crew aboard the USN BALAO CLASS: Submarine, USS BILLFISH (SS 286), to repair severe internal damages during a WWII patrol, after the ship was struck by multiple depth charges

Miss Mary Kay Rendernick, daughter of the World War II (WWII) hero US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 Corwin Colbert, Usn Release Status: Released ... More

C-54A Skymaster transport aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II

C-54A Skymaster transport aircraft used by the U.S. Army Air Forces du...

(Source: researcher) Original title from negative or caption card erroneously identified plane as an Gruman Avenger torpedo bomber. Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Annotation on nega... More

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried here at the Madingley American Cemetery near the city of Cambridge in England (ENG)

All toll, 3,812 Americans who fought during World War II are buried he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Releas... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Phil Greene, far right, Commander Navy Europe, Policy, Resources and Strategy, and Russian Navy Rear Adm. Sergei Menyalo, second from right, Naval District Commander, render salute during the playing of the national anthems of Russia and the U.S. following a wreath laying ceremony at Novorossiysk, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2006. The 90-minute ceremony was held in memory of Russian soldiers who liberated the city from German occupation during World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Michael Lavender) (Released)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Phil Greene, far right, Commander Navy Europe, Pol...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Novorossiysk Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Michael Lavender, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infantrymen with the United States Third Infantry Regiment, or Old Guard, fire 19 rounds with four World War II vintage 3-inch anti-tank guns during the opening ceremony of the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Service Open House (JSOH). The ceremony was hosted at Andrews Air Force Base (AFB), Maryland (MD), marked the 55th annual celebration of Armed Forces Day

US Army (USA) Private (PVT) Brian Plass salutes while his fellow infan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Tracy L. Demarco, USAF Release S... More

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Cory Lovejoy, Charlie 1/27 Field Artillery (FA), Babenhausen Kaserne, Germany (DEU), presents World War II (WWII) veteran First Lieutenant (1LT) (Ret) Frank Hertzog, with an empty shell casing from a 75mm howitzer following the 21 gun salute during the US-sponsored ceremony at Utah Beach commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy

US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Cory Lovejoy, Charlie 1/27...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Utah Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Controller (CCT), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), Jumpmaster for the day, offloads jumpers from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, to the 'Iron Mike' drop zone (DZ) during a jump into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Nick Seibel (left), Combat Con...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

An individual at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day gets a warm reassuring greeting from The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, prior to the event at North Island, Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

An individual at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, speaks with a visitor inspecting World War II relics, during the "Tarawa Day" at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Veterans of the Battle of Tarawa are invited every November to share their battle experience

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member with the 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Kayli Olinde, USMC ... More

Retired U.S. Army GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann, Commander Military District of Washington, and The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) enter the World War II Memorial on Sept. 2, 2005, in Washington, District of Columbia prior to a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of V-J Day. The event commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender, which ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

Retired U.S. Army GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele... More

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30. Brian ... More

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), prepares to jump from a US Air Force (USAF) C-130H Hercules cargo aircraft, 94th Airlift Wing (AW), Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), Georgia (GA), over the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

A US Army (USA) paratrooper with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Artwork: "Close Combat, World War II". Artist: Hamilton Greene. Catalog Number: D.13.8.83

Artwork: "Close Combat, World War II". Artist: Hamilton Greene. Catalo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Air Force (USAF) 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard faces a formation of 48th FW USAF Airmen during a Battle of Britain ceremony as they pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the battle. During World War II (WWII) the Luftwaffe, Germany's Air Force, began its attack on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against British shipping and fighter sweeps over Britain's southern coast in what would become known as The Battle of Britain

The US Air Force (USAF) 48th Fighter Wing (FW) Honor Guard faces a for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with World War II (WWII) veteran US Army (USA) First Lieutenant (1LT) Robert Shantz on arrival at Cherbourg, France (FRA). Mr. Shantz, from St. Louis, Missouri, was a member of the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) during the D-Day Invasion. He was flown by USAF C-17A Globemaster III from the 15th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), to be a part of the 60th Anniversary of D-Day

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Steve Dellies speaks with...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Artwork: "B-26 (Baltimore Whore". Artist: Katherine Hoppock. US Air Force Art Collection

Artwork: "B-26 (Baltimore Whore". Artist: Katherine Hoppock. US Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

World War Two (WWII) Medal of Honor recipient US Navy (USN) Retired Captain (CAPT) Thomas J. Hudner (left), poses for a photograph with US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) Joseph Sensi Jr. (center) Commanding Officer (CO) of the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), during a reception held in the hangar bay aboard ship. The KEARSARGE is in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (MA), to participate in activities and events in support of the 25th Annual Harborfest

World War Two (WWII) Medal of Honor recipient US Navy (USN) Retired Ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Dennard Vinson, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

King Christian X on his horse. Gyldenløvsgade in Copenhagen 1940.

King Christian X on his horse. Gyldenløvsgade in Copenhagen 1940.

More images from The Museum of Danish Resistance: erez.natmus.dk/FHMbilleder/Site/index.jsp ( http://erez.natmus.dk/FHMbilleder/Site/index.jsp )

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal Air Force Memorial Flight, R.A.F. Coningsby, as he sits in the cockpit of his Spitfire, a British World War II era fighter, prior to take-off for an aerial demonstration during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side profile medium close-up of Squadron Leader Paul Day, Royal A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Unidentified medical personnel on board TSS ORANJE II, June 1941

Unidentified medical personnel on board TSS ORANJE II, June 1941

This photograph depicts unidentified medical personnel in a saloon on board TSS ORANJE II. On 28 June 1941, after a refitting at Cockatoo dock, Australia's Prime Minister Robert Menzies hoisted a Red Cross flag... More

Two female medical personnel on board TSS ORANJE II, June 1941

Two female medical personnel on board TSS ORANJE II, June 1941

This photograph depicts two unidentified female medical personnel on board TSS ORANJE II. On 28 June 1941, after a refitting at Cockatoo dock, Australia's Prime Minister Robert Menzies hoisted a Red Cross flag ... More

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fighter plane from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force Coningsby, as it was on display at R.A.F. Lakenheath, United Kingdom, during the Battle of Britain ceremony. This is the 29th annual and final gathering of pilots who took part in the aerial battle with the Germans

Left side front view medium shot of a Spitfire, a World War II era fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony Tolley, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Picking cotton is one of the most easily learned occupations for women in the U.S. Crop Corps. These two city girls, putting their vacation to good use, may well wear the cotton they are picking in the form of work slacks and shirts next year

Picking cotton is one of the most easily learned occupations for women...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information

Pre-WWII collection of Farm Security Administration - Office of War In...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Nose of a B-25 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Nose of a B-25 - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Images of the 77th Bomber Squadron, serving in the Aleutian Campaign during World War II

Folkeansamling ved Messehallen - Norway. Public domain image

Folkeansamling ved Messehallen - Norway. Public domain image

The archive by photographer Erling Syringen (b. 26.01.1907 - d. 01. 11. 1983) includes glass plate negatives, film negatives and paper prints and came to the Glomdals Museum in the early 1980s. The photo archiv... More

Folkemengde oppstilt langs Torggata

Folkemengde oppstilt langs Torggata

The archive by photographer Erling Syringen (b. 26.01.1907 - d. 01. 11. 1983) includes glass plate negatives, film negatives and paper prints and came to the Glomdals Museum in the early 1980s. The photo archiv... More

Lend-Lease to Britain. Cases of TNT gunpower shipped from the United States under lend-lease are stacked in the dump in a tunnel one hundred feet underground dug out of solid rock in western England. The staff here works twenty-four hours a day handling Lend-Lease materials arriving from the United States

Lend-Lease to Britain. Cases of TNT gunpower shipped from the United S...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

North South Polar’s safety team leader, John Bradley,

North South Polar’s safety team leader, John Bradley,

North South Polar’s safety team leader, John Bradley, boards an Air Greenland A-Star helicopter that is heading to our fuel cache on a remote island near Koge Bay, Greenland, Aug. 7, 2013. Bradley along with NS... More

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), piloted by Mr. Steve Hinton, and a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft (right), piloted by USAF Captain (CPT) Matt Kouchoukos, Pilot, East Coast A-10 Demonstration Team, 23rd Fighter Group (FG), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), fly in close formation near Langley AFB, Virginia (VA). This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd FG of World War II (WWII) which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy continues today. The P-40 arrived at Langley for the Flying Tigers Reunion

A US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-40 Tomahawk pursuit aircraft (left), pil...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ben Bloker, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Right side view of the conning tower sail of the US Navy (USN) World War II (WWII) Balao Class: Fleet Submarine USS PINTADO (SS 387) on display in the rear court yard of the the National Museum of the Pacific War, located at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street, in Fredericksburg, Texas (TX). Former USN WWII Admiral (ADM) Chester Nimitz was born here and grew up here as a child

Right side view of the conning tower sail of the US Navy (USN) World W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fredericksburg State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) James L. Autrey, Commanding Officer (CO), USS HALSEY (DDG 96), addresses guests and crew members as the Navy's newest Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer is commissioned. The ceremony marked the formal entrance of the guided missile destroyer into the fleet. The ship named after US Naval Academy graduate Fleet Admiral (ADM) William "Bull" Halsey Jr., who commanded South Pacific Force and South Pacific Area during World War II (WWII)

US Navy (USN) Captain (CAPT) James L. Autrey, Commanding Officer (CO),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Halsey (DDG 97) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-96 Scene Camera Operator: Li1 ... More

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, 2016.

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, World War II Valor in the Pacific Nationa...

The National Park Service and US Navy jointly constructed and opened the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center in 1980, now called the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Recently expanded and renovated, the visitor cen... More

Ainahou Garden and Ranch House - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Ainahou Garden and Ranch House - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

In 1941, Herbert C. Shipman, son of W. H. Shipman and manager of W. H. Shipman, Ltd., built the 'Ainahou Ranch House that exists on the site today. His original intent in constructing the house was to establish... More

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production Board (WPB) to U.S. employment service offices, beauty parlors, women's colleges, manufacturers, etc. The original is 28 12 inches by 40 inches and is printed in red, blue, and black on white. The poster was reproduced from a photograph by Office of War Information photographer, Howard Hollem. Copies may be obtained from Central Distribution Plant, Office for Emergency Management (OEM), 1509 14th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C

War production drive poster. Poster distributed by the War Production ...

Actual size of negative is C (approximately 4 x 5 inches). Caption card lists some of the printing history of image. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Informa... More

Pearl Harbor Attack, National Memorial - USS Arizona after the attack

Pearl Harbor Attack, National Memorial - USS Arizona after the attack

USS Arizona burns after her forward magazines have exploded. Note collapsed foremast.

På vårparten 1941, tyske soldater hakker is ved brakker "Lager I" i Vadsø. Fotografert av en tysk soldat i 1941 Matthias Schlagwein.

På vårparten 1941, tyske soldater hakker is ved brakker "Lager I" i Va...

På vårparten 1941, tyske soldater hakker is ved brakker "Lager I" i Vadsø. Fotografert av en tysk soldat i 1941 Matthias Schlagwein.

Female Worker, Watertown Arsenal

Female Worker, Watertown Arsenal

This Photograph depicts a female worker working during World War II at the Watertown Arsenal. Photographs

Leaves berth virtually surrounded by stricken ships. The U.S.S. Neosho, navy oil tanker, cautiously backs away from her berth (right center) in a successful effort to escape the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. At left the battleship U.S.S. California lists after aerial blows. Other crippled warships and part of the hull of the capsized U.S.S. Oklahoma may be seen in the background. The Neosho was later sunk in the Coral Sea

Leaves berth virtually surrounded by stricken ships. The U.S.S. Neosho...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Officerare från Södermanlands regemente I 10 i telefon.

Officerare från Södermanlands regemente I 10 i telefon.

Fotografiet ingår i album innehållande bilder från åren 1939-1945 föreställande Södermanlands regementet I 10.

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and is the "live" replicated scene sequences from the Touchstone Pictures film, "Pearl Harbor". The recreation is accomplished through hundreds of dedicated volunteers - mostly belonging to the Confederate Air Force (CAF) working as ground crew, maintenance, pilots and pyrotechnic experts. Their purpose is to entertain and display the history lesson which propelled us into World War II. The demonstration was featured at the Navy Lakehurst 2001 Airshow on June 2, 2001

Tora! Tora! Tora! is a recreation of the December 7th 1941 attack on P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, USAF CIV. Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: The USS Arizona (BB39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Standing By A Fence. American Mennonite in France, 1940s.

Standing By A Fence. American Mennonite in France, 1940s.

Unidentified photograph...Citation: Lois Gunden Clemens Photograph Collection. France, 1941-1942. HM1-926 Box 1 Folder 9. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana.

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