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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

Portrait of Reba Sue Hudnall made in Austin, Texas

Portrait of Reba Sue Hudnall made in Austin, Texas

Portrait of Reba Sue Hudnall made in Austin, Texas in April of 1945 just before she married Joseph Moye Eddins, of Troy, Alabama two weeks before he deployed with the 317th Troop Carrier Squadron of the Second ... 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

Weddin Belle B-29, Guam 1944-1945
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

Veterans virtually recall end of WWII in Europe

Veterans virtually recall end of WWII in Europe

An Army private is shown breaking the news of the end of the war in Europe to other Soldiers after receiving an Associated Press news flash on it. (National Archives)

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of Japanese-American soldiers, stands in formation at Iolani Palace, Hawaii, prior to a departure for training, March 1943. The month of May is designated as Asian Amer... More

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat

A tanker sinks after being torpedoed by German U-boat in 1942 of the coast of North Carolina. This loss and other attacks on American tankers spurred the Petroleum Industry War Council to advocate using the Civ... More

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

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands next to Stryker armored vehicles from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they complete their 1,800 km "Dragoon Ride" from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland on April 1. The 16th Sustainm... More

Rowland Ball, a World War II veteran, shares a story

Rowland Ball, a World War II veteran, shares a story

Rowland Ball, a World War II veteran, shares a story with Airmen during a visit to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 16, 2016. Ball was a B-29 Superfortress navigator who flew in 27 missions out of Guam. Duri... More

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Feb. 4, 2021, on

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Feb. 4, 2021, on

A scene of Equipment Park is shown Feb. 4, 2021, on a snowy day at Fort McCoy, Wis. Equipment Park is inside the installation’s historic Commemorative Area. The Equipment Park is an outdoor display of historic ... More

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor during the 100th Centennial Celebration Air Show, June 11, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The motto of the Commemora... More

Reenactors wear World War II-era U.S. Army uniforms

Reenactors wear World War II-era U.S. Army uniforms

Reenactors wear World War II-era U.S. Army uniforms during a display at Bettendorf, Luxembourg, January 18, 2020. The reenactors were part of a larger event that involved building a pontoon bridge across the Sa... More

The fight for Tarawa: 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater of WWII

The fight for Tarawa: 75th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles...

U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WW... More

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s aviation detachment conducts

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s aviation detachment conducts

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett’s aviation detachment conducts flyovers alongside historic WWII airplanes, a Grumman JRF-5 Goose and a Canadian Harvard MK IV training plane, in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, June 3, 2017. Th... More

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is on display at the Sioux City, Iowa airport. The Boeing Aircraft designed “Superfortress” was flown by the United States Air Force beginning in the 1940’s thro... More

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American forces of the Army’s 42nd Infantry Division, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. The German officer serving as commander of the camp, second from right,... More

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II

Harold S. Sheffield and Henry Kudzik, World War II Raiders, sit on the stage and participate in the entertainment portion of the evening with The Lindy Sisters during the 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion ... More

U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher (fifth

U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher (fifth

U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. David Thatcher (fifth from left) with the crew of the Ruptured Duck, one of 16 B-25 Mitchell bombers that launched off the deck of the aircraft carrier the U.S.S. Hornet and head... More

Lt. Col. John Young’s grandson, Alexander, takes the

Lt. Col. John Young’s grandson, Alexander, takes the

Lt. Col. John Young’s grandson, Alexander, takes the pilot's seat of a CV-22 Osprey during a Veterans Tour at the 138th Fighter Wing, on Nov. 19, 2015. World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans toured a static ... More

U.S. Army Corporal Larry Matinsk puts cigarettes into

U.S. Army Corporal Larry Matinsk puts cigarettes into

U.S. Army Corporal Larry Matinsk puts cigarettes into the extended hands of newly liberated prisoners behind a stockade in the Allach concentration camp, near Dachau Germany on April 30, 1945. Also pictured are... More

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander

Col. N. Butler Briscoe (sitting at center), commander of Fort Knox, shares a light moment with officers from newly arrived Black WAC officers at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in 1943. Vera Harrison is suspected of being... More

An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del.,

An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del.,

An airshow was held at Dover Air Force Base, Del., June 19, 2009. The Thunderbirds performed and many visitors viewed static displays.

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are a... More

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction caused the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. The photo was in possession of Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron... More

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Nellie' prepares to take

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Nellie' prepares to take

Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 'Nellie' prepares to take off during the Duxford Air Festival at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, May 26, 2019. During World War II, the 48th Fighter-Bomber Group flew P-47s in s... More

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 27, 2020 for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 27, 2020 for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 27, 2020 for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)

3rd military information support battalion airborne - World War II

3rd military information support battalion airborne - World War II

Navy and Marine Personnel posing for a photo opportunity during WWII.

A B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 97th Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 97th Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group flew the first aircraft to land in Russia during a shuttle mission, June 2, 1944. The exploits of the 97th BG led their team to be the first America... More

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American

The surrender of the Dachau concentration camp to American forces of the Army’s 42nd Infantry Division, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. Pictured from left to right are: an aide to Nazi SS Lt. Wickert, who su... 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. Army Capt. Believed to be Roy Wellburn, assigned

U.S. Army Capt. Believed to be Roy Wellburn, assigned

U.S. Army Capt. Believed to be Roy Wellburn, assigned to 2nd Platoon, Company A, 692nd Tank Destroyer Regiment, views the dead on one of the dozens of rail cars outside the Dachau concentration camp following i... More

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is on display at the Sioux City, Iowa airport. The Boeing Aircraft designed “Superfortress” was flown by the United States Air Force beginning in the 1940’s thro... 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

View of the Cine Corregidor, Officer's Barracks. water

View of the Cine Corregidor, Officer's Barracks. water

View of the Cine Corregidor, Officer's Barracks. water tower and lighthouse prior to the 1942 Japanese attack on Corregidor Island, Philippines. This area constituted much of the Fort Mills Headquarters which w... More

Women's History Month - Making WAVES in the U.S. Navy

Women's History Month - Making WAVES in the U.S. Navy

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland (March 3, 2017) - An undated photo from the personal collection of Alice Virginia Benzie, a Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) Sailor stationed at NAS Patuxent River... More

Capt. James T. Kolb of Company A, 147th Infantry, assisted

Capt. James T. Kolb of Company A, 147th Infantry, assisted

Capt. James T. Kolb of Company A, 147th Infantry, assisted by Sgt. Keogh, uses a flamethrower against dug-in Japanese troops on Iwo Jima, April 20, 1945. Relieving Marine Corps units, the Soldiers of the Ohio N... More

VE Day celebration photo: Soldiers hold up the Stars

VE Day celebration photo: Soldiers hold up the Stars

VE Day celebration photo: Soldiers hold up the Stars and Stripes newspaper in celebration of the end of WWII in Europe May 8, 1945.

Capt. Hayden Grossman, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS)

Capt. Hayden Grossman, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS)

Capt. Hayden Grossman, 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, looks over his aircraft before flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 21, 2019. Pilots from 66th WPS and 6th Combat Training Sq... More

The 30th Infantry Division sets sail for home on the

The 30th Infantry Division sets sail for home on the

The 30th Infantry Division sets sail for home on the Queen Mary and other ships, August 1945. Col. S.L.A. Marshall, Gen. Eisenhower’s chief historian in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) ranked the 30th ... More

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the

"Tora, Tora, Tora," performs the re-creation of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor during the 100th Centennial Celebration Air Show, June 10, 2017, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The motto of the Commemora... More

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is

A World War II era B-29 bomber nick named “FIFI” is on display at the Sioux City, Iowa airport. The Boeing Aircraft designed “Superfortress” was flown by the United States Air Force beginning in the 1940’s thro... More

An aerial photo of the northeast corner of Tobyhanna

An aerial photo of the northeast corner of Tobyhanna

An aerial photo of the northeast corner of Tobyhanna Army Depot in 1958 features buildings constructed during World War II.

Eugene “Red” Tobin (left), Vernon “Shorty” Keough and

Eugene “Red” Tobin (left), Vernon “Shorty” Keough and

Eugene “Red” Tobin (left), Vernon “Shorty” Keough and Andy Mamedoff, volunteers with the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons, fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II. Considered the founding fathers of ... More

An RAF Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to take

An RAF Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to take

An RAF Lakenheath F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to take fuel from an RAF Mildenhall KC-135 Stratotanker, Aug. 26. Four local school teachers witnessed the event during their community orientation flight.

B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment

B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment

B-17 Flying Fortresses assigned to the 97th Bombardment Group fly into formation during World War II. On January 28, 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force established the 97th BG, assigned to the 8th Air Force, with an... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored vehicles from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they complete their 1,800 km "Dragoon Ride" from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland on April 1. The 16th Sustainment... More

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as

Historic vintage military aircraft, a group known as the "Warbirds", arrive at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 27, 2020 for the 75th Commemoration of the End of WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster)

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30. Brian ... More

The Rainbow Haggadah was created by Chaplain Eli Bohnen

The Rainbow Haggadah was created by Chaplain Eli Bohnen

The Rainbow Haggadah was created by Chaplain Eli Bohnen and his assistant Eli Heimberg for the 42nd Infantry Division Passover seder in Dahn, Germany March 28, 1945, over a month before German surrender. The di... More

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945. Fleet

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945. Fleet

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, 1945. Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Navy, signs the Instrument of Surrender as United States representative, aboard USS Missouri (BB-63), Sept. 2, 1945. Standing dir... 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 in Washington, May 8, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by... 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 in Washington, May 8, 2015. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by ... More

Historical photo of Bataan Death March

Historical photo of Bataan Death March

Historical photo of Bataan Death March Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Veteran Tom Belt - U.S. Coast guard photo

Veteran Tom Belt - U.S. Coast guard photo

SEATTLE - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas E. Belt (retired) and his shipmates aboard Cor Caroli pose for a photo while underway in the Pacific 1942-45. Belt(second from right) served as a Radioman on the Cor Car... More

Prior Marines discuss their experiences from their

Prior Marines discuss their experiences from their

Prior Marines discuss their experiences from their time in the military during a Veterans Tour at the 138th Fighter Wing, on Nov. 19, 2015. World War II, Korean and Vietnam veterans toured a static F4U Corsair,... More

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces,

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces,

On 18 April 1942, airmen of the US Army Air Forces, led by Lt. Col. James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, carried the Battle of the Pacific to the heart of the Japanese empire with a surprising and daring raid on militar... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a monument dedication ceremony for Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews and his 13 crew members, May 3, 2018 in Keflavic, Iceland. The ceremony recognized the 75th ann... More

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division commander,

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division commander,

Maj. Gen. Eric M. Smith, 1st Marine Division commander, gives James W. Campbell, a World War II Raider, a gift from his recent trip to Guadalcanal during 2017 Marine Raider Association Reunion in San Diego, Aug... More

William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 pilot,

William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 pilot,

William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 pilot, is the first American Ace of World War II. Although Dunn was the first American ace, the title originally went to Gregory Daymond, a fellow pilot with No... More

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. American Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army, including members of the 42nd Infantry... 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 over Mount Suribachi during Exercise Valiant Shield 1... 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 over Mount Suribachi during Exercise Valiant Shield 1... More

The famous picture taken by Associated Press photographer

The famous picture taken by Associated Press photographer

The famous picture taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal actually captured the second flag-raising event of the day. A U.S. flag was first raised atop Suribachi soon after it was captured early i... More

Anne Rissman served as a nurse at the 2nd Evacuation

Anne Rissman served as a nurse at the 2nd Evacuation

Anne Rissman served as a nurse at the 2nd Evacuation Hospital during World War II. The photo on the left is of Anne taken Aug. 15, 2016 in Boise, Idaho. The photo on the right is when she was serving in the U.S... More

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College graduate, somewhere in Italy during WWII. Cline was the service company commander for the 758th Tank Battalion, the only black tank battalion in Italy during... More

Urban Rahoi, a World War II veteran and Fairbanks,

Urban Rahoi, a World War II veteran and Fairbanks,

Urban Rahoi, a World War II veteran and Fairbanks, Alaska resident, watches takeoffs with U.S Air Force Col. Michael Winkler, the 354th Fighter Wing commander May 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ra... More

Japanese POWs board train. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Japanese POWs board train. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Three hundred nineteen Japanese prisoners of war, carrying their belongings, board trains at then-Camp McCoy for California, where they will aid in harvest in the 1940s. According to the U.S. War Department in... 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

Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class Rollin A. Fritch's headshot,

Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class Rollin A. Fritch's headshot,

Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class Rollin A. Fritch's headshot, 1942. Fritch was a crew member aboard the USS Callaway during World War II and died during a Kamikaze attack January 8, 1945. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo co... More

An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant

An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant

An excerpt from the 1871 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing the commissioning date and death of Maj. Octavious Catto, an early black civil rights leader from Philadelphia who served i... More

A World War II re-enactor waits as his fellow reenactors

A World War II re-enactor waits as his fellow reenactors

A World War II re-enactor waits as his fellow reenactors prepare to drive an antique Jeep from the 1940s during celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 3, 2014. Thousands are exp... More

An excerpt from the 1870 Annual Report of the Adjutant

An excerpt from the 1870 Annual Report of the Adjutant

An excerpt from the 1870 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Pennsylvania showing some of the black companies in the National Guard of Pennsylvania [NGP]. The companies’ unique names were given to them by ... More

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are a... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flies over Stryker armored vehicles from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment as they complete their 1,800 km "Dragoon Ride" from Estonia, Lithuania and Poland on April 1. The 16th Sustainment... More

The clothing drive relief committee sits behind boxes

The clothing drive relief committee sits behind boxes

The clothing drive relief committee sits behind boxes packed with clothes in Maui, Hawaii, Dec. 15, 1945. The postwar humanitarian effort was initiated by a U.S. service member from Hawaii who was a second gene... More

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Martin Engler, a U.S. Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilot from World War II, center, receives a tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 352 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., July 30... More

Vintage aircraft fly over the graveside service for

Vintage aircraft fly over the graveside service for

Vintage aircraft fly over the graveside service for United States Army Air Forces (Women Air Force Service Pilot) Florence Elaine Danforth Harmon in Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 7, 2016, in Arlington, Va.... 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 over Mount Suribachi during Exercise Valiant Shield 1... More

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade,

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade,

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, jump from a U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules aircraft on the Dutch army’s Ginkelse Heide exercise terrain in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, ... More

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College

U.S. Army Cpt. William Cline, a 1941 Clemson College graduate, in front of the ‘Villa Combie’ in Genoa, Italy, May 13, 1945 - VE Day. Cline was company commander of the 758th Tank Battalion, the only black tank... More

Duxford Air Festival attendees watch aerial performances

Duxford Air Festival attendees watch aerial performances

Duxford Air Festival attendees watch aerial performances at Imperial War Museum Duxford, England, May 26, 2019. The 2019 Festival celebrated the jet engine, which entered operational military service in 1944 an... More

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade,

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade,

U.S. paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, jump from an U.S. Air Force C- 130 Hercules aircraft on the Dutch army’s Ginkelse Heide exercise terrain in Nijmegen, the Netherlands,... More

A KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker and an F-35B

A KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker and an F-35B

A KC-130J Hercules Aerial Refueling Tanker and an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter conduct aerial refueling during Exercise Valiant Shield 18 while flying to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sep. 18, 2018... More

Black Marines on the beach at Iwo Jima are, from left

Black Marines on the beach at Iwo Jima are, from left

Black Marines on the beach at Iwo Jima are, from left to right, Pfc.'s Willie J. Kanody, Elif Hill and John Alexander, March 1945. (Photo by C. Jones)

A scene from inside one of several buildings at the

A scene from inside one of several buildings at the

A scene from inside one of several buildings at the historic Commemorative Area is shown April 25, 2018, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The 900 block of the installation and the 11-acre area surrounding it are at the hub ... More

U.S. Army vehicles cross the Rhine River in Germany

U.S. Army vehicles cross the Rhine River in Germany

U.S. Army vehicles cross the Rhine River in Germany from west to east at Worms in April 1944. The 4th Inf. Div. troops crossed the river at Worms March 29, 1944. The 70th anniversary commemoration of the 4th In... More

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C.,

World War II era planes fly over Washington, D.C., on the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, viewed from Arlington National Cemetery, May 8, 2015, in Arlington, Va. The WWII aircraft are also known as “warbi... More

Pa. WWII pilot repatriated in 2016 to be inducted into Hall of Valor; Nominated by Pa. Guard

Pa. WWII pilot repatriated in 2016 to be inducted into Hall of Valor; ...

U.S. Army Air Corps Capt. Arthur Halfpapp will be recognized for his bravery with an induction into the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum’s Hall of Valor in March. Halfpapp was killed in action in 194... More

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. and a World War II era P-51 Mustang team up to celebrate their ... More

UTAH BEACH, France (June 04, 2016) Military aircraft

UTAH BEACH, France (June 04, 2016) Military aircraft

UTAH BEACH, France (June 04, 2016) Military aircraft fly over the Utah Beach Memorial Ceremony, June 4. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units are participating in the 7... More

Mementos are left atop Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 as part

Mementos are left atop Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 as part

Mementos are left atop Mount Suribachi Jan. 31 as part of a professional military education trip to Iwo To. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft group 36, flew approximately 80 Marines... More

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. and a World War II era P-51 Mustang team up to celebrate their ... More

AH-64 Apaches, assigned to the 449th Theater Aviation

AH-64 Apaches, assigned to the 449th Theater Aviation

AH-64 Apaches, assigned to the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, fly over Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., during an event honoring the Division’s receipt of the Presidential Unit Citation, July 25th, 2... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Bomber makes a fly-by over a monument dedication ceremony for Lt. Gen. Frank Maxwell Andrews and his 13 crew members, May 3, 2018 in Keflavic, Iceland. The ceremony recognized the 75th ann... More

U.S. Army Cpt. Bill Cline stands in front of an M31

U.S. Army Cpt. Bill Cline stands in front of an M31

U.S. Army Cpt. Bill Cline stands in front of an M31 tank recovery vehicle in Italy, circa 1945. (Photo courtesy of the William Cline Collection, Clemson University)

A rare photograph of Allied POWs marching in formation

A rare photograph of Allied POWs marching in formation

A rare photograph of Allied POWs marching in formation at Cabanatuan Prison in the early 1940s. Crotty was remembered by fellow prisoners for his sense of optimism despite his dire surroundings in the prison ca... More

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