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Photograph of an unidentified serviceman posing with a damaged Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt) Jack aircraft, Japan, August 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Disabled Japanese fighter on airfield near Tokyo, August 1945." Part of a photograph…

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…

Photograph of several Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. The caption notes that this photo was taken just prior to the final mission against Japan. Typed caption on album page: "Squadron lined up for final…

Photograph of several B-29 Superfortress aircraft (visible tail numbers 3979, 3888) parked at Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Parking spaces for B-29's undergoing heavy maintenance. Black camouflage made them less…

Photograph album page containing captioned photos of the Pacific Theater during World War II, circa 1945. Pictured locations include Hiroshima, Iwo Jima, and Northwest Field (Guam).

Aerial photograph of Northwest Field, Guam, circa 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Northwest Field, home of the 315th Wing (B-29) Summer 1945. Two asphalt runways made from crushed coral." Part of a photograph album page containing captioned…

Oblique aerial photograph of Hiroshima, Japan taken from a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft, August 1945. Typed caption on album page: "Hiroshima from the tail gunner's position in a B-29 at 1500 feet, late August 1945." Part of a photograph album…