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US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), and 62nd AW, McChord AFB, Washington (WA), parked at Cherbourg, France (FRA), ready for a 16 aircraft paratroop drop for a ceremony marking the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Normandy invasion during World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, 437th Airlif...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY Base: Cherbourg State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Wayne Clark, USA... More

Members of the United States Air Force (USAF) (left) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) bow their heads in prayer during the Madingley Memorial Ceremony at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery in the United Kingdom. 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

Members of the United States Air Force (USAF) (left) and the Royal Air...

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

(Pictured left to right) Winwood Wood, Peg Calhorn, Eileen Ferguson, Bea St. Clare Thurston, Margaret Weiss, Bev Beesemyer, Mary Lou Neale, Dorthy Swan Lewis, Yvonne "Pat" Pateman, Nancy Staples, Emmie Drummond, and Alyce Rohrer all Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, posed in front of P-38 Lighting aircraft at March Museum, at March ARB, California

(Pictured left to right) Winwood Wood, Peg Calhorn, Eileen Ferguson, B...

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: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Planes and Hangars Wrecked in the Japanese Attack on Pea...

Original caption: Planes and hangars wrecked in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. NAS Pearl Harbor. General Photographic File of the Department of Navy

Photograph of Jeeps of the American 28th Infantry Division Moving Down the Champs Elysees in Paris, France

Photograph of Jeeps of the American 28th Infantry Division Moving Down...

Original caption: Jeeps of the American 28th Infantry Division move en masse down the Champs Elysees, passing through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. 8/29/44. Photographs of American Military Activities

A US Army color guard stands at attention during a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Rome during World War II

A US Army color guard stands at attention during a ceremony commemorat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rome Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 George Izer Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An American sailor waves the French flag from a jeep in a parade of authentic World War II vehicles during Festival American, a French and United Services Organization (USO) celebration of Independence Day. Festival events also include a concert for residents and visitors and a gala dinner-dance for special guests

An American sailor waves the French flag from a jeep in a parade of au...

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

DD-402 USS Mayrant - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

DD-402 USS Mayrant - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

This photograph depicts the 1500 ton McCall class, DD-402 USS Mayrant, built by Boston Navy Yard. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, North Carolina (NC), relax prior to boarding an aircraft for a jump onto the Iron Mike Drop Zone (DZ) to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. More than 650 paratroopers jumped for the event near St Mere Eglise, France (FRA)

US Army (USA) paratroopers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft Bragg, No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Omaha Beach State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Marie Cassetty, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Emeral Drummon, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, US Air Force Colonel Anne Hamilton, Commander of the 452nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March ARB, California, Eileen Ferguson, and Bea St. Clare Thurston, both WASP during World War II, pose for a photograph during a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA

Emeral Drummon, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World Wa...

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: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

A US Army (USA) Soldier salutes the flag near "Iron Mike," dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberated the area, during the playing of the American National Anthem at a wreath laying ceremony held in front of the Iron Mike Monument in La Fiere, outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). The US military is in the Normandy region of France to participate in ceremonies commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

A US Army (USA) Soldier salutes the flag near "Iron Mike," dedicated t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

TECH. SGT. Al Potter takes the vital signs of a Pines Hotel fire victim as while Chaplain (LT. COL.) Carl Bagge comforts him during treatment at the Regional Medical Center. Over 200 World War II veterans and their families were staying at the hotel in Baguio while attending a reunion commemorating the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Philippines

TECH. SGT. Al Potter takes the vital signs of a Pines Hotel fire victi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. David N. Craft Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

060804-N-1648R-010 (Aug. 4, 2006)Harry Walker (right), a former crew member of the retired World War II (WW II) US Navy (USN) Essex Class Aircraft Carrier USS BUNKER HILL (CV 17), speaks at the 20th Anniversary Commissioning Ceremony for the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52), Naval Station (NAVSTA) San Diego, San Diego, California (CA).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Orlando Ramos (RELEASED)

060804-N-1648R-010 (Aug. 4, 2006)Harry Walker (right), a former crew m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Orlando Ramos, USN Release Status: Released... More

Paratroopers and Special Tactics Squadron (STS) jumpers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA), on 5 Jun 2004. More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

Paratroopers and Special Tactics Squadron (STS) jumpers parachute towa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Case History No. 7: How Local Joint Program Information Committees Are Getting Results....For the Official Use of Local Joint Program Information Committees. Prepared By the War Manpower Commission and War Production Board in Collaboration with War and Nav

Case History No. 7: How Local Joint Program Information Committees Are...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters

SGT Everett and SGT Sanchez look at a map showing the locations of Pacific battle campaigns of World War II during their visit to the museum at the Pacific National Memorial Cemetery

SGT Everett and SGT Sanchez look at a map showing the locations of Pac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT R.G. Brown Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber awaits a coat of paint while undergoing the final stages of restoration by Air Force volunteers. The World War II vintage bomber, nicknamed "Homesick Angel," is being restored for permanent display at the front gate of the Strategic Air Command headquarters

A B-17 Flying Fortress bomber awaits a coat of paint while undergoing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Offutt Air Force Base State: Nebraska (NE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Keith Brown Release Status: Releas... More

060804-N-1648R-035 (Aug. 4, 2006)Wally Girts (right), a former crew member of the retired World War II (WW II) US Navy (USN) Essex Class Aircraft Carrier USS BUNKER HILL (CV 17), speaks at the 20th Anniversary Commissioning Ceremony for the USN Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52), Naval Station (NAVSTA) San Diego, San Diego, California (CA).U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Orlando Ramos (RELEASED)

060804-N-1648R-035 (Aug. 4, 2006)Wally Girts (right), a former crew me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Orlando Ramos, USN Release Status: Released... More

[Charge by Japanese light infantry toward a group of unidentifiable soldiers.]

[Charge by Japanese light infantry toward a group of unidentifiable so...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of a North Field taxiway aircraft parking area with vegetation growing over the corral surface. This airfield was primarily used during World War II and is presently being used for Exercise Kennel Bear '4-82

A view of a North Field taxiway aircraft parking area with vegetation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KENNEL BEAR '4-82 Base: Tinian Island Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft, USA... More

A Marine takes a wreath from ADM Charles R. Larson, left, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and ADM Gennadiy Khvatov, commander, Soviet Pacific Fleet, during a ceremony at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. The ceremony is being held to honor the Soviets and American who died during World War II. Three ships of the Soviet Pacific Fleet are in San Diego for a five-day goodwill visit

A Marine takes a wreath from ADM Charles R. Larson, left, commander in...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mike Rodriguez Release Status: Released to P... More

Mrs. Evonne Files and Husband Mr. Files worked with the Belgium Under Ground during World War II. Mrs. Files was captured and sentenced to death. She was reprieved with the liberation of Belgium 10 days before her sentence was to be carried out. Mrs. Files is attending a meeting for Women in Aviation at the March Museum at March ARB, CA

Mrs. Evonne Files and Husband Mr. Files worked with the Belgium Under ...

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: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

Mr. Kiyokazu Tsuchida (left), a former World War II (WWII) Japanese Army Soldier, and US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Arthur J. Johnson, Commander, US Naval Region Marianas, meet and embrace during a ceremony commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu, held at Peleliu Island, Guam. Mr. Tsuchida, who was stationed on the island in 1944 hid in the Islands cave and jungles for nearly two years after the war ended and did not surrender to American forces until April 1947

Mr. Kiyokazu Tsuchida (left), a former World War II (WWII) Japanese Ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Peleliu Island State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Aw) Nathanael T. Miller, Usn Release Status: ... More

Photograph of Ceremonies at the Presentation of a National Archives Certificate of Appreciation to Charles Kohen of Washington for His Donation of Two Letters from John Rush, Winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Photograph of Ceremonies at the Presentation of a National Archives Ce...

Original caption: After the ceremonies Mr. Kohen, General Lewis B. Hershey, and Mr. Skaggs examine the mat of the two Rush letters. Mr. Skaggs is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner of World War II. Historic ... More

The tank landing ship USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1187) sits at the water's edge to offload cargo on D-day of the combined South Korean/U.S. exercise Team Spirit '90

The tank landing ship USS TUSCALOOSA (LST-1187) sits at the water's ed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '90 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Joe Lancaster Release Status: Relea... More

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike drop zone (DZ) outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). More than 650 servicemen participated in the airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US and Italian military paratroopers parachute toward the Iron Mike dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

The Iron Mike Monument, dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberated the area, overlooks La Fiere, an area outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). A wreath laying ceremony will take place here after an airdrop commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

The Iron Mike Monument, dedicated to the Airborne Soldiers the liberat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videographer, 52nd Communications Squadron (CS), Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany (DEU), signs a hat for a French citizen during celebrations outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). USAF SMSGT Duke is in France to document activities for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Brian Duke, Videogr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Photograph of Ceremonies at the Presentation of a National Archives Certificate of Appreciation to Charles Kohen of Washington for His Donation of Two Letters from John Rush, Winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor

Photograph of Ceremonies at the Presentation of a National Archives Ce...

Original caption: General U. S. Grant III, Mr. Kohen, Mr. Skaggs (World War II Medal of Honor winner), and Dr. Grover examine the matted Rush letters. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One check their Mark 12 dive helmets prior to final fitting in the dive platform workshop. The divers are preparing to study the wreck of the World War II Japanese merchant ship KIZUGAWA MARU as part of Project Sea Mark, a four-year undersea survey and mapping study of naval historic sites. The study is being conducted in conjuction with the U.S. Park Service's Submerged Cultural Resource Unit

Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One check their Mark 12 di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: Larry Murphy Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Aviation Ordinanceman First Class (AO1) Jonathan A. Hamm, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit Five (EODMU5), Detachment Marianas and CHIEF Parachute Rigger (CPR) Frank V. Marrs, prepare to lift old sunken ammo cans with 20mm rounds to the surface. The ammo is being salvaged from a barge, which sunk after WWII

Aviation Ordinanceman First Class (AO1) Jonathan A. Hamm, Explosive Or...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Braxton Plunkett, USN Release Status: Released t... More

IS IT WORKING? Here's what Government officials and others think of OWI operations...

IS IT WORKING? Here's what Government officials and others think of OW...

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Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division sit aboard an aircraft shortly before a jump during a celebration commemorating the 40th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Europe

Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division sit aboard an aircraft shor...

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

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 into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), commemorating the 60th Anniversary of 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

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), prepare to parachute from a USAF C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft into St Mere Eglise, Normandy, France (FRA), during the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: D-DAY 60TH ANNEVERSARY EVENT Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A... More

A close up view of Mrs. Eillen Ferguson a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, who ferried US aircraft during World War II. Mrs. Ferguson was attending a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA

A close up view of Mrs. Eillen Ferguson a Women Air Force Service Pilo...

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: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

A Navy diver from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One enters the water from a diving platform. The diver, wearing a Mark 12 dive helmet is studying the wreck of the World War II Japanese merchant ship KIZUGAWA MARU as part of Project Sea Mark, a four-year undersea survey and mapping study of naval historic sites. The study is being conducted in conjuction with the U.S. Park Service's Submerged Cultural Resource Unit

A Navy diver from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit One enters the water from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Apra Harbor State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: Larry Murphy Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Visitors to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as the Punchbowl, examine the maps and histories of World War II campaigns displayed on a wall

Visitors to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Honolulu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Stephen B. Jones Release Status: Released to Pub... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, listens to the invocation during a 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. President George Bush spoke at the event to commemorate 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, listens to the...

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

Artwork: "Woman," World War II. Artist: John G. Hanlen. US Army Art Collection

Artwork: "Woman," World War II. Artist: John G. Hanlen. US Army Art Co...

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

A C-130 flies over the Memorial cemetery during a practice of Operation Overlord '94, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings

A C-130 flies over the Memorial cemetery during a practice of Operatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OVERLORD '94 Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne Instructor, 1ST Battalion (BN), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR), Fort Benning, Georgia (GA), on board a USAF C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft, checks for the drop zone (DZ) "Iron Mike" during the re-enactment of the D-Day parachute drop. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy invasion during World War II

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Gary Patterson, Airborne In...

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

US Air Force First Lieutenant Mitchell assigned to the 452 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, March ARB, California gets a book autographed by Mrs. Margaret Weiss while attending a meeting for Women in Aviation at the Museum at March ARB, CA. Mrs. Weiss, a Women Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II, ferried US aircraft during World War II

US Air Force First Lieutenant Mitchell assigned to the 452 Aeromedical...

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: MSGT Bill Kimble Release Status: Re... More

Panoramic Sketch of the D-Day Beaches

Panoramic Sketch of the D-Day Beaches

This item is a panoramic drawing of the D-Day beaches, Sector Dog Green and Sector Fox Green. Geographic Intelligence Maps

US Army (USA) Airborne Soldiers march toward the Iron Mike Monument outside St Mere Eglise, France (FRA). These Soldiers participated in a mass airdrop then took part in a ceremony at the Iron Mike Monument commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day invasions of World War II (WWII)

US Army (USA) Airborne Soldiers march toward the Iron Mike Monument ou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Mere Eglise State: Normandy Country: France (FRA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Timothy Cook, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air Force (USAF) 2nd Bomb Wing (BW) and US Air Force Reserve (USAFR) 917th Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), returning from deployment in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the background, the P-51 Mustang, Moonbeam McSwine, a WWII aircraft is on display

Welcoming home their deployed family members and friends of the US Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: MSG... More

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