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Teletype printout of a news story by Mac R. Johnson, United Press war correspondent, describing a bombing mission against Tokyo, Japan on November 24, 1944. Johnson accompanied the crew of "Little Gem," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, during the mission…

Aerial photograph of one of the Bonin Islands, circa 1944-1945.Caption on accompanying document: "123. Bonin Islands."

Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft of the USS Essex (CV-9) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, circa 1944-1945. Caption on album page: "Essex planes -- Kadena Airstrip."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with…

Photograph (reproduction) of "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, circa 1945. Caption: "The photograph reproduced above is probably the most dramatic picture to come out of the Pacific war. It shows a daring…

Photograph of Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Iwo Jima, EE woh JEE muh, is the middle island of the three Volcano Islands, or Kazan Retto, in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. More than 5,000 men of the…

Christmas greeting card from service members of the USS Pine Island (AV-12), circa 1945. The front features an illustration of a Japanese boat and the Pine Island with Mount Fuji in the background. The card interior features photographs of people and…

Aerial photograph of Japanese aircraft at an airfield, Atsugi, Japan, circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "Atsugi -- 1945."

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen outside a hut, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1945.Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War…

Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen in front of a tomb, Okinawa, Japan, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen in front of a tomb, Okinawa Island, Japan, circa 1945. Caption on album page: "Okinawian huts and tombs."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…