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Attack on USS Franklin, by Albert Bullock. Turret lathe operator at United States home front during World War II, by Howard R. Hollem. Inmates of Ebensee concentration camp after their liberation, by Arnold E. Samuelson. Mushroom cloud from the atomic explosion over Nagasaki, by Charles Levy. USS Bunker Hill after being hit by two Kamikazes, by ...
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōtō no Seijōki, lit. ' The Stars and Stripes on Iōtō ') is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War.
The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system.The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as golden olive drab chevrons on a dark blue-black wool background for wear on "winter" uniform dress coats and dress shirts or silvery-khaki chevrons on a dark blue-black cotton background for wear on the various types of ...
Second Sino-Japanese War photographs (1 P) Pages in category "World War II photographs" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Picture of the Last Man to Die is a black and white photograph taken by Robert Capa during the battle for Leipzig, depicting an American soldier, Raymond J. Bowman, aged 21 years old, after being killed by a German sniper, on 18 April 1945, shortly before the end of World War II in Europe. [1] Germany would surrender two weeks later ...
The M-1943 uniform came into service in the later half of World War II. The uniform was designed as a layered system, meant to be worn over the wool shirt and trousers, and in conjunction with a wool sweater and liners in colder weather. The most recognizable part of the uniform is the standardized M-1943 field jacket.
In all, 44 World War II campaigns were designated by the U.S. Army: 24 for the Asiatic – Pacific Theater, 19 in the European – African–Middle Eastern Theater, and one in the American Theater. In addition, there were three main blanket campaigns: antisubmarine warfare, ground combat and air combat. These were designated for each theater ...
George Strock poses behind his camera. George Strock (July 3, 1911 – August 23, 1977) was a photojournalist during World War II when he took a picture of three American soldiers who were killed during the Battle of Buna-Gona on the Buna beach. It became the first photograph to depict dead American troops on the battlefield to be published ...