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Public Relations - Oklahoma, National Forest Service photograph.

Public Relations - Oklahoma, National Forest Service photograph.

Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenant (2LT) Charles David Jones. 2LT Jones is an Ace Pilot credited with 6 kills. His home is 112 Dow Avenue, Mineola, New York

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Second L...

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

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force (USAF) F-15C Eagle aircraft fly together during a Heritage Flight conducted during the Air Fest 2004 air show at March Air Reserve Base (ARB), California (CA)

Two World War Two (WWII) era P-51 Mustang aircraft and a US Air Force ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: March Air Reserve Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wendy Brockel, USAF Release S... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect to the presentation of the colors at the National Mall, in District of Columbia, on Sept. 2, 2005, during a Department of Defense ceremony to pay tribute to World War II veterans and families. The event also commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender that ended World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, pays respect t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: National Mall State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USAF Rele... More

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying the remains of US Army Air Corps, World War II Pilot, Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Earle Aber, during a graveside Funeral Service held at the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial at Cambridge, England, United Kingdom (UK)

A US Army (USA) Honor Guard removes the flag draped casket, carrying t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cambridge American Cemetery State: Cambridgeshire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release... More

Six 1/700 scale model World War II (WWII) era warships, built by Don Montgomery, USN (ret.), displayed in a permanent exhibition located in the upper chamber of the US Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland

Six 1/700 scale model World War II (WWII) era warships, built by Don M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Us Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Display at U.S. Naval Academy... More

Mr. Daryl B. Harris, dressed in US Army (USA) World War II (WWII) era Military Police (MP) uniform, direct traffic entering the main gate at Fort McPherson, GA. Personnel participating in a Living History Pageant helped with post duties while celebrating the Army's 226th birthday. Mr. Harris is armed with a .45 Model 1928A1 Thompson sub-machine gun

Mr. Daryl B. Harris, dressed in US Army (USA) World War II (WWII) era ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Susan Norvick, CIV Release Status: Released to... More

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware (DE). The aircraft is painted with the markings of the Tuskegee Airmen

A World War Two (WWII) P-51D Mustang aircraft on display at the Air Mo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Dan Gill... More

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II veterans gather for the Zero Fighter Pilots Association Flagpole Ceremony. This event was held at Hickam AFB to commemorate the attack on Hickam Field during the Japanese invasion

Members of the Hickam AFB, Hawaii (HI) community and World War II vete...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Valarry Smith, USAF Release Status:... More

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft prepare to taxi to the runway to take off and fly participate in the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

Two World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lanie Mccneal, USAF Release... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with U.S. Marine Corps personnel on Aug. 8, 2005, in Arlington, Va. during the filming of the World War II epic movie"Flags of Our Fathers,"which centers on the Battle of Iwo Jima. The 1945 battle will forever be remembered because it was a turning point in World War II and a lasting image of U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, USA Release Status: Relea... More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighter Wing (FW), flies in formation with a restored World War Two (WWII) era P-38 Lightning aircraft over the desert near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ) during a USAF Heritage Conference 2002 training flight. The conference brings together civilian Heritage pilots and USAF Demonstration Team pilots to discuss safety and practice formation flying in a non-air show environment

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15D Eagle aircraft (left), from the 1ST Fighte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Greg L. Davis, USAF Release... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Jim Murdock, USN, sounds Taps during the American Memorial Day in France ceremony at the Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France. PO1 Murdock is a bugler with the US Navy's Sixth Fleet Band, Naples, Italy. Representatives of the US Navy, US Air Force and US Army joined the French military, French and American veterans' organizations at the ceremony. Fifty-two wreaths placed to honor the 861 American military veterans buried at Rhone who fought in southern France during World War II

US Navy PETTY Officer 1ST Class Jim Murdock, USN, sounds Taps during t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Draguignan State: Provence-Aples-Cote D'Azur Country: France (FRA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kenneth Fidler, ... More

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Claudio Totteri, (Italian Army), Assistant Military Attach of the Embassy of Italy render a salute during the Italian Wreath Laying Ceremony, in memory of WWII Italian Prisoners of War (POW) interred at the Fort Meade Cemetery

Colonel (COL) John W. Ives (left front), USA, Installation Commander, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: Ronald Roone... More

The Memorial Plaque placed in honor of the nine US Navy (USN) World War II (WWII) crew members, assigned to Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11), who were killed in a crash at Barbers Point, Hawaii (HI) while trying to land their PBY-5A Seaplane, while returning to base in foul weather, and darkness, at Makapuu Point, HI

The Memorial Plaque placed in honor of the nine US Navy (USN) World Wa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Makapu'U Point State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Ben A. Gonzales, USN Release Status: Releas... More

The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17

The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17

The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber arrived at the Museum of Aviation at Robins on Aug. 20. The aircraft which had previously been on outdoor public display at Grissom... More

Wreath presenters await the command to lay their wreaths at the wall of the missing during the Madingley Memorial Ceremony held at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in the United Kingdom (UK). The cemetery is one of 13 American World War II (WWII) military cemetery memorials erected on foreign soil where 3,812 Americans are buried. The cemetery first established on December 7, 1943, and completed in 1956

Wreath presenters await the command to lay their wreaths at the wall o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More

US Navy Sailors from the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate USS ELROD (FFG 55) prepare to lay a wreath at the World War II (WW II) Memorial at Hero's Square in Novorossiysk, Russia. The 90-minute ceremony was held in memory of the Russian Soldiers who liberated the city from German occupation during WW II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Michael Lavender) (Released)

US Navy Sailors from the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Novorossiysk Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Michael Lavender, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

A Landing Vehicle Tracked (Mark II), LVT-2 that was left after the Battle of Peleliu during World War Two on the island of Peleliu. Photograph taken as part of Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing, Okinawa, Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan

A Landing Vehicle Tracked (Mark II), LVT-2 that was left after the Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Van Noble Iii, Usmc Rele... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

At twilight, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National World War II Memorial, in the Washington, District of Columbia, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, honoring military veterans of World War II

At twilight, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel J. Mclain, USN Release Status: Released to P... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors stationed at Naval Base Coronado, gather at the Lowery Theater to hear guest speaker, Holocaust survivor David Faber (not shown), recount his experiences during World War II (WWII). Mr. Faber, invited to be a guest speaker during Holocaust Survivor's Day, voiced his message of freedom and tolerance to the audience

US Navy (USN) Sailors stationed at Naval Base Coronado, gather at the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO3 S. C. Irwin, USN Relea... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

George Washington Memorial Parkway - Fountains at World War II Memorial

George Washington Memorial Parkway - Fountains at World War II Memoria...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Placid fountains cool off the sultry East Coast day at the World War II Memorial. Location: Location: Washington, District of Columbia ... More

Artwork: "Cornell B-26 Variable Stability Controller Evaluation". Artist: Edward Kirk

Artwork: "Cornell B-26 Variable Stability Controller Evaluation". Arti...

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

On Sept. 11, 2004 a group of re-enactors from the town of Kovarska, Czech Republic, dressed in World War Two era Military Uniforms, display a cash of weapon and equipment, during the 60th Anniversary of the Air Battle over the Ore Mountains, Celebrations held to honor both the German and American Airmen killed over the skies of Kovarska, Czech Republic on September 11, 1944. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

On Sept. 11, 2004 a group of re-enactors from the town of Kovarska, Cz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kovarska, Country: Czech Republic (CZE) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Christopher Walkenhorst,USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), briefs Kyrgyzstan Republic World War II Military Veterans during an annual Victory Day Celebration held this year at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Anthony Heindl, USAF, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS), Survivor Equipment Fabrication Flight, 48th Fighter Wing (FW), RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, perform the long folding process on an Aces II ejection seat recovery canopy parachute. When completed it is stuffed into the parachute container. The EMS survivor equipment shop meets the needs of over 220 aircrew members and relocated to a $1,700,000 state of the art maintenance facility from two condemned World War II huts

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tabari Thompson (left), USAF, and AIRMAN First C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. To... More

After dark, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National World War II Memorial, in the Washington, District of Columbia, established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, honoring military veterans of World War II

After dark, the illuminated fountains of the newly completed National ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lcol Jane Campbell, USN Release Status: Released to Pub... More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (SOG), 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), RAF (Royal Air Force) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK), parachute, from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary commemorating the D-Day invasion six decades ago

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 352nd Special Operations Group's (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

A U.S. Navy ceremonial Honor Guard commits the remains of a World War II veteran to the ocean during a burial-at-sea ceremony onboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Oct. 27, 2006. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Christopher Blachly) (Released)

A U.S. Navy ceremonial Honor Guard commits the remains of a World War ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Christopher Blachly, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling

U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling

U.S. Marines pilot a KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker during Exercise Valiant Shield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep 18, 2018. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field training exercise (FTX... More

A World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft (foreground) taxis on the flight line in front of five parked US Air Force (USAF) A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft during the Heritage Conference being held at Davis-Montham Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ)

A World War II (WW II) era P-51 Mustang pursuit (fighter) aircraft (fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremiah Erickson, USAF Rel... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), re-enact the D-Day parachute drop near Amfreville, France (FRA), from a US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft. This is part of a 16 aircraft paratroop drop during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Soldiers, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Amfreville State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect

Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect

Members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress and KC-135 Stratotanker on static display at Washington Dulles International Airport, Va., Oct. 19, 2017. The foundation hosted a reunio... More

With the US Marines Corps (USMC) Color Guard from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (NC) presenting the colors, retired USMC Marines from the 4th Marine Division (MAR DIV) dedicate a plaque onboard the Memorial Cemetery in Jacksonville, North Carolina (NC), in honor of their fallen comrades from World War II (WWII)

With the US Marines Corps (USMC) Color Guard from Marine Corps Base (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Camp lejeune S... More

Military volunteers dressed up in vintage World War II (WWII) uniforms, with a jeep and motorcycles, help to promote the Fourth of July festivities, as they pose for photograph in from of the "CIASE DE GAHJA" Hotel and Restaurant, located in Budoia, Italy

Military volunteers dressed up in vintage World War II (WWII) uniforms...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ciase De Gahja State: Budoia Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Release ... More

Sailors, assigned to the US Navy's (USN) Ceremonial Guard, stand in formation in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia (VA). The Tomb contains the remains of unknown American Soldiers from World War I (WWI) and II (WWII), and the Korean War

Sailors, assigned to the US Navy's (USN) Ceremonial Guard, stand in fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Corey Lewis, Usn Release Sta... More

Ceremony on the University of California, Berkeley campus, following the receipt of the Nobel Prize, Ernest Orlando Lawrence is congratulated by his family. From left to right: Mrs. Molly Lawrence; Gunda Lawrence, his mother; John, his brother; and Carl Lawrence, his father. The war prevented his trip to Stockholm. Morgue 1958-8 (P-26) [Photographer: Donald Cooksey]

Ceremony on the University of California, Berkeley campus, following t...

Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Burning and damaged ships after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Arizona Burning after the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: The USS Arizona (BB39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Burning Oil from Shattered Fuel Tanks during Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning Oil from Shattered Fuel Tanks during Japanese At...

Original caption: Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Burning oil from shattered fuel tanks through the smoke of which are barely visible a damaged U.S. battleship and the capsized USS Oklahoma. General Pho... More

Photograph of U.S. Aircraft Destroyed as a Result of the Japanese Bombing on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of U.S. Aircraft Destroyed as a Result of the Japanese Bomb...

Original caption: U.S. aircraft destroyed as a result of the Japanese bombing on Pearl Harbor, T.H. Dec 7 1941. Attempt at salvage after machine gun attack. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Damaged Ships after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Damaged Ships after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: Damaged ships after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. The USS Cassin (DD372) and the USS Downes (DD375) in Drydock No. 1. General Photographic File o... More

[Coat of Arms] New Zealand - Public domain dedication image

[Coat of Arms] New Zealand - Public domain dedication image

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Businessman talking to someone with a tin can] [Jack Marrow]

[Businessman talking to someone with a tin can] [Jack Marrow]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

UNITED WE WIN - A poster of two men working on a plane

UNITED WE WIN - A poster of two men working on a plane

World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shipbuilders: YOU are freedom of the seas

Shipbuilders: YOU are freedom of the seas

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, Navy ships, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Freedom of the Seas (Information on the borders: "We do not propose to yield" 3rd Journal Sunday) [Halladay]

Freedom of the Seas (Information on the borders: "We do not propose to...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of World War Two propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

AMERICAN LABOR Producing for Attack.

AMERICAN LABOR Producing for Attack.

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Save your waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat Dealer [A. Koener]

Save your waste fats for explosives. Take them to your meat Dealer [A...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

X 48 Stockings - 4 dozen pairs of all-silk stockings contained enough silk to make ONE POWDER BAG for a sixteen-inch gun

X 48 Stockings - 4 dozen pairs of all-silk stockings contained enough ...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of World War Two propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Must! Shall! [James Montgomery Flagg]

Must! Shall! [James Montgomery Flagg]

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Dedication of thirteen united States Of America...VERBOTEN! You Can't Let This Happen. BUY MORE BONDS.

In Congress, July 4, 1776. The Unanimous Dedication of thirteen unite...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph related to World War Two, National Socialism, The Third Reich, Europe under Nazi occupation, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Pi... More

Battle Stations! For Us All. Buy More Bonds

Battle Stations! For Us All. Buy More Bonds

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of World War Two propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Believe It or Not! by Ripley. BUY MORE BONDS - GIVE MORE BLOOD - WORK TO WIN THE WAR! (Information on back: War Loan Poster 6th War Loan This Space Contributed To The U.S. Treasury Department By The Transportation Advertising Industry) [Robert Ripley]

Believe It or Not! by Ripley. BUY MORE BONDS - GIVE MORE BLOOD - WO...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Help Save Wildlife. Help Prevent Forest Fires

Help Save Wildlife. Help Prevent Forest Fires

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of World War Two propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Two soldiers loading bombs into the belly of an airplane.] [Melbourne Brindle]

[Two soldiers loading bombs into the belly of an airplane.] [Melbourne...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Americans Never Quit. Be Part of the Seventh

Americans Never Quit. Be Part of the Seventh

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bits Of News Give The Enemy Clues. THINK TWICE before YOU TALK!-- Contributed by your 7UP bottler

Bits Of News Give The Enemy Clues. THINK TWICE before YOU TALK!-- Con...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

FOOD Comes FIRST - Public domain propaganda poster

FOOD Comes FIRST - Public domain propaganda poster

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of food advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Man carrying a woman in his arms with red sky, burning buildings, and soldiers.]

[Man carrying a woman in his arms with red sky, burning buildings, and...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of a poster, United States government propaganda, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Can All You Can. It's a Real War Job!

Can All You Can. It's a Real War Job!

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

BB-33 USS Arkansas After Overhaul

BB-33 USS Arkansas After Overhaul

This photograph shows the BB-33 USS Arkansas after getting overhauled at US Naval Dry Dock. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Photograph of Pearl Harbor - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Photograph of Pearl Harbor - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...

Original caption: Pearl Harbor, Oahu, T.H., May 21, 1942. Lower right is Pearl City, Peninsula, lower left corner is Aiea Area, upper left corner is Naval Supply Depot, Upper Tank Farm, Navy Yard, Hickam Field... More

Photograph of Burning of Gasoline Stowage on Makin Island after Marine Commando Raid

Photograph of Burning of Gasoline Stowage on Makin Island after Marine...

Original caption: Burning of gasoline stowage on Makin Island after Marine Commando raid. Shot from USS Nautilus (SS-168) waiting to take Marines off island. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

DD-455 USS Hambleton After Being Torpedoed

DD-455 USS Hambleton After Being Torpedoed

This photograph depicts the DD-455 USS Hambleton at Casablanca, shortly after being torpedoed. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate Athletic Association] Miler and Olympic Team Member, Bombardier, on Lt. Russel A. Phillips' Plane, Examining 20 mm Japanese Explosive Shell Hole in the Side of Fuselage

Photograph of Lt. Louis Zamperini, Former NCAA [National Collegiate At...

Original caption: War Theatre #23 (Funafuti, Ellice Island) Airplanes, Battle Damage. Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - Wor... More

World War II (WWII) era photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) Donald H. Sapp, taken at Russell Islands September 15, 1943. MAJ Sapp is an Ace Pilot credited with 11 kills. (Substandard image)

World War II (WWII) era photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Russell Islands Country: Solomon Islands (SLB) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT E. M. Hart, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

GX 4257 SD Exposure 122 aerial photograph, The U.S. National Archives

GX 4257 SD Exposure 122 aerial photograph, The U.S. National Archives

This photograph shows the site of the Katyn Forest massacre of Polish nationals in Russia during World War II. German Flown Aerial Photography

DMS-20, formerly the DD-455 USS Hambleton

DMS-20, formerly the DD-455 USS Hambleton

This photograph shows the DMS-20, formerly the DD-455 USS Hambleton, after being rebuilt and converted by Boston Navy Yard. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Interior of Booker's Bamboo Bar on Green Island (Nissan Atoll) during World War II. Patronizing the bar are CASU 8 (Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 8) officers (L-R) Edward R. McHale, Ed McCaffrey, James Udall, and Nelson Coombs

Interior of Booker's Bamboo Bar on Green Island (Nissan Atoll) during ...

Photographic Materials Public domain photograph - United States military, propaganda free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of American Soldiers Heading towards the French Coast on a U.S. Coast Guard Landing Barge

Photograph of American Soldiers Heading towards the French Coast on a ...

Original caption: Coast Guard Ferries Reinforcements- Grim and determined, these American soldiers head towards the French Coast as the American Flag flies from the stern of their US Coast Guard landing barge a... More

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

V-12 Regiment on Soldiers Field at Harvard

V-12 Regiment on Soldiers Field at Harvard

Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Artwork: "B-17 Raid". Artist: Eric Joyner

Artwork: "B-17 Raid". Artist: Eric Joyner

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

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere

U.S. Army Soldiers parachute over the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of D-Day. More than 380 U.S. service members from E... More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s Airborne, hosts an annual gathering of former paratroopers April 4 through 6, with events that included a parachute jump from a World War II transport p... More

A U.S. Army B-29 "Superfortress" Bomber conducts a

A U.S. Army B-29 "Superfortress" Bomber conducts a

A U.S. Army B-29 "Superfortress" Bomber conducts a low level fly by during a World War II Air Show over the runway of Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Atlanta, Ga., May 20, 2013. The aircraft is the only one left fl... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, flies an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during Exercise Valiant Shield 18 at Iwo To, Japan, S... More

Airmen assigned to the 517th Airlift and 703rd Aircraft

Airmen assigned to the 517th Airlift and 703rd Aircraft

Airmen assigned to the 517th Airlift and 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons host visiting World War II veteran Landon B. Kelly at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 11, 2015. Landon served during ... More

The Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol

The Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol

The Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, seen from the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 8, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Gaston, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, watches as the pilots start the engines of a C-130J aircraft at the Cherboug Airport, Normandy, France; June 3, 2015. This is the 7... More

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana Subject Description: Secretary Mel Martinez on visit to New Orleans, Louisiana for meetings, tour... More

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana Subject Description: Secretary Mel Martinez on visit to New Orleans, Louisiana for meetings, tour... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, is welcomed to North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif., by senior U.S. Navy officials on Aug. 30, 2005. Secretary Rumsfeld was in California for a commemoration celebration of V-J Day, an event that marked the 60th Anniversary of the Japanese formal surrender ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, is welcomed to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Kevin J. Gruenwald, US... More

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Secretary Mel Martinez in New Orleans, Louisiana Subject Description: Secretary Mel Martinez on visit to New Orleans, Louisiana for meetings, tour... More

Photograph of Reception Desk, Word War II Records Division Search Room, Alexandria, Virginia

Photograph of Reception Desk, Word War II Records Division Search Room...

Original caption: L-R Caroline Moore, Mildred Livingston, Joseph Avery. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine

Photo depicts Retired 1st. Lt. John J. O’Leary, a Marine veteran of World War II, date and location unknown. O’Leary fought on Guam and witnessed the bombardment of Iwo Jima as a member of 3rd Joint Assault Sig... More

U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing members march in a parade through Bury St. Edmonds during a ceremony on Sept. 18, 2004, to pay their respects to those who lost their lives in the Battle of Britain. During World War II the German Luftwaffe began its attack against the United Kingdom on July 10, 1940, unleashing its bombers against Britain's shipping industry and conducting fighter sweeps over the southern coast of England in what would become known as the Battle of Britain. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN First Class Christopher Walkenhorst) (Released)

U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing members march in a parade through Bur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bury St. Edmonds State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released t... More

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Airmen [and appearance by unit veteran Curtis Robinson]

Black History Month Closing Program - HUD Black History Month Closing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Black History Month Closing Program Subject Description: HUD Black History Month Closing Program, featuring discussion of World War II Tuskegee Ai... More

Marines from 3rd Battalion 7th India Company, take a moment to acknowledge a Peleliu World War II battlesite, after a simulated airfield seizure during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

Marines from 3rd Battalion 7th India Company, take a moment to acknowl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Peleliu Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Battalion 7th Marines ... More

U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), reads the information panels of the Global War on Terrorism exhibit at the Army Women's Museum, during the exhibition's opening. The exhibit showcases the contributions women have made in the war and features as the centerpiece a life-size diorama of the actions of Hester and her squad-mates during a March 20, 2005 ambush by insurgents near Baghdad. The exhibit displays two soldiers in desert uniform, armed with Colt 5.56mm carbine Rifles standing near a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). As a result of SGT. Hester's acts of bravery and accomplishments, she was...

U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: U.S. Army SGT. Leigh Ann Hester, from 617th Military Police Company, Kentucky Army National Guard (KYARNG), reads the informatio... More

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni. Standing with Sciaroni are Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, and United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California, Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award LT. Sciaroni the Bronze Star for his actions during the war. LT. Sciaronis was a navigator on a B-24 that was shot down over Germany, he lead three of his fellow air crew member to safety after more than two weeks behind enemy lines. LT...

Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accom...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Command Chief Master Sergeant David Dunlap reads the citation to accompany the Bronze Star Award to World War II veteran and fo... More

A restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Yellow Rose, on display during the annual Open House held at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) Florida (FL)

A restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft Yellow Rose, on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Joe Piccorossi, CIV Release Status: Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), Commander, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), gives Kyrgyzstan Republic World War II Military Veterans a tour of the coalition forces shower and shave tent, during an annual Victory Day Celebration held this year at Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base (AB), Kyrgyzstan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) V. Wayne Lloyd (center), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Peter J. Ganci Jr. Air Base State: Chuskaya Oblast Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

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