New Guinea

Shown in old photos are Coast Guard crew members aboard the USS Glendale in Aug. 1944. The Glendale, a Patrol Frigate (PF-36), was a Coast Guard-manned ship which fought alongside the PF-35, PF-38 and PF-39 and More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Operat More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo 7,Cape Nelson,New Guinea,Solomon Sea,sketchy road pattern. Near vertical. Clouds cover: 47%; Altitude: 130 miles. Latitude: 9 degrees,04' North,Long More

The original database describes this as: Description: Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP),Clouds over the Pacific Ocean,North of New Guinea. Image taken on Revolution 80. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) of Photo 201:01 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia includes: New Guinea/Komolom Island. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS ( More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia includes: New Guinea/Bian River. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia includes: New Guinea/Bian and Maro Rivers. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVAT More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia including: New Guinea/Mouth of Bain River. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVAT More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation as seen by the STS-9 crew aboard the orbiter Columbia including: New Guinea/Komolom Island. Subject Terms: STS-9 EARTH OBSERVATIONS More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-51F earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 51-F, CHALLENGER ( More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/24/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/24/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-33 Date Taken: 11/27/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

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

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-33 earth observations. Subject Terms: STS-33 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) Date Taken: 11/25/1989 Categorie More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of storm clouds over New Guinea taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This tropical thunders More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of storm clouds over New Guinea taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This tropical thunders More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-38 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-38 Date Taken: 11/19/1990 0:00 Categ More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-38 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-38 Date Taken: 11/19/1990 0:00 Categ More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of a tropical thunderstorm over the Pacific Ocean taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of a tropical thunderstorm over the Pacific Ocean taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-38 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-38 Date Taken: 11/19/1990 0:00 Categ More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Earth observation images taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. `` Subject Terms: STS-35 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Lake Murray, a manmade reservoir, lies between the Fly and Strickland River Basins, Papua, New Guinea (7.0S, 141.5E). The region, photographed in sungli More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Lake Murray, a manmade reservoir, lies between the Fly and Strickland River Basins, Papua, New Guinea (7.0S, 141.5E). The region, photographed in sungli More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-44 mission. Including Atlantis' empty payload bay. Subject Terms More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-44 mission. Subject Terms: STS-44 EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-44 mission. Including Atlantis' empty payload bay. Subject Terms More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-44 mission. Including Atlantis' empty payload bay. Subject Terms More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken from Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-44 mission. Including Atlantis' empty payload bay. Subject Terms More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Lake Murray, a manmade reservoir, lies between the Fly and Strickland River Basins, Papua, New Guinea (7.0S, 141.5E). The region, photographed in sungli More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-45 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-45, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 4 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-49 mission from the space shuttle Endeavour. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-49, ENDEAVOUR More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-45 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-45, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 4 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-49 mission from the space shuttle Endeavour. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-49, ENDEAVOUR More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-49 mission from the space shuttle Endeavour. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-49, ENDEAVOUR More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-45 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-45, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 4 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-45 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-45, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 4 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-49 mission from the space shuttle Endeavour. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-49, ENDEAVOUR More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-45 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-45, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 4 More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Vals Cape (left). the prominent point of the island of New Guinea (Indonesia's Irian Jaya), from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-68. Subject More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-79 mission from the space shuttle Atlantis includes: Oblique view of New Guinea (077), Papua New Guinea/ Austral More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. David S. Taylor, commander, 1st Battalion, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), picks up a folded American flag from the coffin of eight World War II Airmen, who were shot down during More

Army Lt. Col. P.L. Hooper and Brig. Gen. Julian Cunningham examine a map at a command post near the Driniumor River, New Guinea, August 9, 1944. Army Signal Corps photo

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNIFIED ASSISTANCE Country: Papua New Guinea (PNG) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Sandra M. Palumbo, Usn Release Status: Released More

Sailors embarked aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley demonstrate firefighting techniques with Sailors from the Equatorial Guinean navy. Robert G. Bradley is in Bata to support Africa Partner More

Fifty years after World War II, Maj. Gen. Ralph O. Doughty, former commanding general of the 90th U.S. Army Reserve Command, presented the Bronze Star to my father, Sgt. Joe G. San Miguel, at a ceremony in San More

From the beach to the bush. U.S. Army soldiers move east from the beachhead at Aitape, New Guinea, into the jungle and towards the Driniumor River, May 1944. Army Signal Corps photo

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon lead a procession through Arlington National Cemetery during a full military honors ceremony March 18 for eight Airmen who fought in Wor More

Pictured in an old photo is John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, in Cairns, Australia, in Aug. 1944. In this photo, West is stationed aboard the USS Glendale as a Pharmacy Mate 2nd Class. U.S. Coast Guard More

Shown in old photos are Coast Guard crew members aboard the USS Glendale in Aug. 1944. The Glendale, a Patrol Frigate (PF-36), was a Coast Guard-manned ship which fought alongside the PF-35, PF-38 and PF-39 and More

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon lead a procession through Arlington National Cemetery during a full military honors ceremony March 18 for eight Airmen who fought in Wor More

Old photos show John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, a Pharmacist’s Mate stationed aboard the USS Glendale in the early 1940’s. West participated in the liberation of the Admiralty Islands, New Guinea and More

Shown in an old photo are crew members stationed aboard the Coast Guard-manned USS Glendale in Leyte, an island in the Philippines, in Dec. 1944, holding a captured Japanese flag. The Glendale, a Patrol Frigate More

Shown in an old photo are crew members stationed aboard the Coast Guard-manned USS Glendale in the early 1940’s. The Glendale, a Patrol Frigate, was a Coast Guard-manned ship, whose crew members were involved i More

An old photo shows John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, is shown with his wife, Sophie, in the 1940’s. The pair met when West was attending the Coast Guard Pharmacy School at Columbia University in New Yor More

Old photos show John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, a Pharmacist’s Mate stationed aboard the USS Glendale in the early 1940’s. West began boot camp in Alameda in June 1942 and left the Coast Guard in Octo More

Old photos show John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, a Pharmacist’s Mate stationed aboard the USS Glendale in the early 1940’s. After leaving the service, West worked in the grocery industry and spent most More

Old photos show survivors aboard a vessel in Leyte, an island in the Philippines, in Dec. 1944. John G. West, a Coast Guard WWII veteran, was stationed aboard the Coast Guard-manned Patrol Frigate, USS Glendale More

John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, holds an old photo of himself in uniform, taken in the early 1940’s. West left the Coast Guard in October 1945 and settled down with his wife, Sophie, in Auburn, Washin More

John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, holds an old photo of himself in uniform, taken in the early 1940’s. West turned 100 years old on July 21, 2019, a day which the mayor of the city of Auburn, Washington More

John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, sits in his home in Auburn, Washington, July 16, 2019. West and his wife had four children and four grandchildren. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali More

John G. West, a WWII Coast Guard veteran, sits in his home in Auburn, Washington, July 16, 2019. After leaving the service, West worked in the grocery industry and spent most of his career with Safeway. U.S. Co More