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U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily
Photograph of a United States Navy ship participating in the Allied bombardment and invasion of Sicily, Italy, circa 1943. Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. naval forces aid Allied landings in Sicily. Smoke rises from burning Axis installations on the shore at Licata, Sicily, following a bombardment by the U.S. cruiser (left) from which this picture was taken, and other Allied warships, as the…
[AVG servicemen and other passengers on deck of ship]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and other passengers on the deck of a ship, circa 1941-1942. A United States cruiser is visible in the background. Inscription on verso: "Looking aft on the day the 2 U.S. cruisers left. Some of the Chinese passengers are visable [visible]."
[Servicemen with Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft]
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy servicemen with a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft, circa 1942-1945.
[Servicemen in motor whaleboat]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen in a motor whaleboat launched from the USS Northampton (CA-26), circa 1941-1942. Inscription on verso: "The motor whale boat from the Northampton taking off the American sailors."
[Servicemen directing Douglas SBD Dauntless on deck of USS Chenango]
Photograph of two servicemen directing a Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft on the deck of the USS Chenango (CVE-28), circa 1942-1945.
[Ambulances and Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of ambulances parked near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft at a South Pacific airfield, 1942-1945.Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Health Haven in the Pacific. Wounded fighting men are transferred from American transport planes to ambulances at a landing field on a South Pacific island where the U.S. Navy maintains its Fleet Recreation Center. The men will be nursed back to health on…
[Servicemen loading horse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of unidentified servicemen loading a horse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."
[Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of Chinese servicemen raising their hats next to a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s.
[Servicemen loading packhorse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of a group of servicemen loading a packhorse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."
[Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling Douglas C-47 Skytrain]
Photograph of Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (nose number 3762) while Sergeant Tom Barr and other U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen look on, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Refueling planes at Kiangwan Air Base are the men of the Refueling Section of Shanghai Air Dept. Maintenance Section, US Army Air Forces. Here S/Sgt. Joseph Lopez…