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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

Weddin Belle B-29, Guam 1944-1945

(Courtesy photo)

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

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

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

Portrait Photograph of Dr. Leo Kahn, Principal Archivist, Imperial War Museum, London

Portrait Photograph of Dr. Leo Kahn, Principal Archivist, Imperial War...

Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel Public domain photograph related to the United States in World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Army Trucks on Constitution Avenue in Front of Archives during transfer of War Department Archives to Archives Building from Schuylkill Arsenal

Photograph of Army Trucks on Constitution Avenue in Front of Archives ...

Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel Public domain photograph of shopping center, department store building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photograph of Extraordinary Congress of the International Council on Archives

Photograph of Extraordinary Congress of the International Council on A...

This is a photograph from the Extraordinary Congress of the International Council on Archives. Pictured from left to right are: Marcel Baudot of France, Antonio Lombardo of Italy, and G. A. Belov of the U.S.S.R... More

Photograph of the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany

Photograph of the 1936 Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany

Summer Olympic Games, Berlin Public domain photograph related to Olympic games, sport, athletics, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ), Jack E. Conger assigned to the Death Dealers" squadron on Peleliu Island. MAJ Conger is an Ace Pilot credited with 10 kills. His home is 6009 North Waterbury Road, Des Moines, Iowa

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Peleliu Island Country: Belau (PLW) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT William Wilson, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

World War Two Veteran recalls fighting in the Battle of the Bulge

World War Two Veteran recalls fighting in the Battle of the Bulge

Pfc. Richard Idstein in his U.S. Army uniform during World War Two. The Chicago native served in an intelligence and reconnaissance squad with the 106th Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge. The battle... More

US Air Force Colonel Dana Atkins, 20th Fighter Wing Commander, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, holds a certificate awarding the Distinguished Flying Cross to retired US Air Force Major Charles Bonner, a World War II B-17 pilot. MAJ Bonner received the Cross for his efforts in bringing his crippled aircraft and wounded crewmembers home to safety after a bombing mission over Germany

US Air Force Colonel Dana Atkins, 20th Fighter Wing Commander, Shaw Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis, USAF Release St... More

President George W. Bush Presents the National Humanities Medal to the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art

President George W. Bush Presents the National Humanities Medal to the...

Original caption: President George W. Bush presents the 2007 National Humanities Medal for the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art to, from left, Robert Edsel and World War II veterans Jim Reed... More

Visiting members of the Tuskegee Airmen all-black flying unit from World War II (WWII) pose for a group photograph, with US Navy (USN) Commander, Bradley Lee (right), Commanding Officer of the USN Amphibious Transport Dock, USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17), during a media visit aboard ship at Port Everglades, Florida (FL), as part of this year's Fleet Week South Florida activities

Visiting members of the Tuskegee Airmen all-black flying unit from Wor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Everglades State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Donna Liggins, USN Release Status: Releas... More

A World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb found on the beach at Passage Key Island, Fla., on Oct. 13, 2004. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Paul Hohn) (Released)

A World War II-era M46 photoflash bomb found on the beach at Passage K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Passage Key Island State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT.Paul Hohn Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps Brigadier General Timothy Donovan, lays a wreath on the foot of the Ernie Pyle Monument. The monument, in Ie Sihma, Japan, Marks the spot where the famous journalist lost his life to a Japanese sniper, during World War II. The Monutment was rededicated on July 22, 2000, to commerate Ernie Pyle's 100th birthday

US Marine Corps Brigadier General Timothy Donovan, lays a wreath on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Le Sihma Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Carl F. Schnaufer Iv, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (MAJ) George C. Axtell, Commanding Officer, Second Marine Air Wing Fighter Squadron, the "Death Rattlers". This photograph was taken at Marine Corps Air Depot, Miramar, California (CA). MAJ Axtell was awarded the Navy Cross and is an ace pilot credited with 6 kills. His hometown is Baden, Pennsylvania

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Miramar State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Release... More

Frank Larkins, World War II Navy Veteran, explains to admirers the model he built of the battleship USS New Jersey, at Congressman Rob Andrews' 10th Annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration, beside the actual USS New Jersey (BB 62), now a historical museum, docked at the Broadway Terminal in Camden, New Jersey

Frank Larkins, World War II Navy Veteran, explains to admirers the mod...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camden State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: Scott H. Spitzer, Ci... More

The Colors of the Royal Air Force march past a flight made up of members from Squadron 512, Royal Air Force Regiment, RAF Honington, United Kingdom, as part of 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)

The Colors of the Royal Air Force march past a flight made up of membe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Christopher Walkenhorst USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the Base Honor Guard Team, raises the Colors during the start of the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), built in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK) at that time

US Air Force (USAF) Airmen assigned to the Base Honor Guard Team, rais...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S... More

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) welcomes guests to a special concert celebrating the 213th birthday of the U.S. Navy. The concert, performed by the U.S. Navy Band and hosted by Navy veteran and Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine was a special salute to Navy shipmates from the post WWII era entitled"I am an American Sailor."(U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Chad J. McNeeley) (Released)

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO) welcomes gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Chad Mcneeley, USN Release Status... More

Bob Feller, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee and World War II Navy veteran, accepts a Cleveland Indians"CHIEF Wahoo"logo flag presented to him by the U.S. Navy before the start of the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays baseball game at Jacobs Field during Navy Week festivities at Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 30, 2006. The Cleveland Navy Week, which runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 4, 2006, features Navy participation in community events ranging from professional baseball and football games to the Cleveland National Air Show. In the background are U.S. Navy Sailors holding a large flag. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Jason J. Perry) (Released)

Bob Feller, Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee and World War ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cleveland State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Jason J. Perry, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Landing Vehicle Tracked (Armored)(Mark 1), LVT(A)-1 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 (Armored)(Mark 1), LVT(A)-1 left after the B...

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 Relea... More

Tourists and students from the Holy Nativity School of Aina Haina attend the Dedication Ceremony for 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

Tourists and students from the Holy Nativity School of Aina Haina atte...

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

United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California while Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard looks on. 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. Sciaroni was never awarded the ...

United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: United States Representative Anna G. Esho, from the 14th Congressional District, California presents the Bronze Star Medal to W... More

A view of the National Museum of the Pacific War, located at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street, in Fredericksburg, Texas (TX). US Navy (USN) World War II (WWII) Admiral (ADM) Chester Nimitz was born here and grew up here as a child

A view of the National Museum of the Pacific War, located at the inter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fredericksburg State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, CIV Release Status: Released ... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets attendees at the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day at North Island, Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event 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, greets attende...

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

US Navy (USN) GUNNER's Mate 2nd Class Ryan Swanson from the USN Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72), discusses techniques with a Singaporean Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO) outside of a World War II-era British hyperbaric chamber during classroom training, in Singapore (SGP)

US Navy (USN) GUNNER's Mate 2nd Class Ryan Swanson from the USN Nimitz...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Singapore (SGP) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeremie Yoder, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, watches the opening ceremony for the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day, held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event 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, watches the op...

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with actor Clint Eastwood 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 the U.S. servicemen raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. (U.S. Air Force 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

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, greets a World War II attendee prior to the 60th Anniversary commemoration celebration of V-J Day, held at North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, Calif. on Aug. 30, 2005. The event 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, greets a World...

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

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets with WWII veterans during the Alaska-Siberia Lend Lease memorial ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Aug. 27, 2006. The memorial commemorates Russian and American aviators and support personnel that ferried more than 8,000 American-built airplanes through Great Falls Montana through Fairbanks for transfer to Russia during World War II. (DoD photo by STAFF SGT. D. Myles Cullen) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets wit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairbanks State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT D. Myles Cullen, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

George Washington Memorial Parkway - View from Washington Monument

George Washington Memorial Parkway - View from Washington Monument

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: High up inside the Washington Monument you can see the World War II Memorial, the Reflection Pool, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Potomac... More

A tribute to the fallen men and women of the Armed Forces stands in Heritage Park on Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The park, dedicated on July 20, 2000, includes five static aircraft, a POW/MIA memorial, a World War II (WWII) era replica of a hangar, a memorial to Carl Ben Eielson, and a new AIRMAN's Memorial, due to open later this year

A tribute to the fallen men and women of the Armed Forces stands in He...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... 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 (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer onboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), raffled off a ride in his World War II T-6 Texan aircraft for every 100 tickets sold in an effort to raise money for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. Aviation Electronics Technician Timothy Bostic won the first raffle and is pictured above with US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Ginter piloting the aircraft over Jacksonville, Florida (FL)

US Navy (USN) Commander (CDR) Mike Ginter, Operations Officer onboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: US Navy (USN) Release Status: Released to Public... More

U.S. Army retired GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann (center), Commander Military District of Washington, and The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, prepare to lay a wreath at the World War II Memorial on Sept. 2, 2005, in Washington, D.C. The wreath ceremony was part of evening events in D.C. to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of VJ Day. The event commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Japanese surrender, formally ending World War II. (DoD photo by TECH. SGT. Kevin J. Gruenwald) (Released)

U.S. Army retired GEN. John W. Vessey (left), MAJ. GEN. Robert Swann (...

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

World War II veteran and US Navy (USN) Reservist Ralls Clotfelter shakes hands with Vice Commander (VC), Naval Reserve Forces Command (NRFCOM) Rear Admiral (RDML) (lower half) Robert O. Passmore, after receiving both a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal onboard Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Bangor, Washington (WA)

World War II veteran and US Navy (USN) Reservist Ralls Clotfelter shak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bangor State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Lawrence D. Harnden, USN Release Status: Releas... More

In celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday, a US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine wears a World War II (WWII) era uniform as part of the historical period uniform pageant, held aboard Marine Corps Base (MCB) Quantico

In celebration of the 228th Marine Corps Birthday, a US Marine Corps (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Christopher M. Tirado, USMC ... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commander, 11th Air Force (11thAF), speaks during the Dedication Ceremony, for the new 11th Air Force World War Two (WWII) Memorial Wall, at Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK). The wall was built in honor of all those US Military and Canadian Armed Forces personel who paid the ultimate sacrifice here in Alaska (AK), during that time

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Howie Chandler, Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rhiannon Willard, USAF Release S... More

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni sits with Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adjutant General and Commander of the California National Guard, while United States Representative Anna G. Esho, of the 14th Congressional District, California speaks. Rep. Eshoo was instrumental in the effort to award 1LT 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. Sciaroni was never awarded the medal because of interruptions in his chain of command and deaths of senior officers...

World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: World War II veteran and former Army Air Corps Lieutenant Richard Hank Sciaroni sits with Major General Paul D. Monroe, the Adj... More

A Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 engine from a World War II PB4Y-2 Privateer patrol bomber lays on the Pensacola, Florida, tarmac after being ripped off its engine mount at The National Museum of Naval Aviation by Hurricane Ivan

A Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 engine from a World War II PB4Y-2 Privatee...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Saul Mcsween, Usn Release Status: Released to P... More

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighboring island of Saipan during World War II (WWII) came to pay respects to fallen comrades during a 60th Anniversary reunion. These veterans had family and friends stationed on Guam, and they didn't learn of their fates for years following the war. They came today with their families to place flowers, burn incense, light candles and give prayers at Tarague Beach a sight of major conflict during the war. The Japanese tank units at Tarague were the last enemy tanks on Guam and with their destruction by the United States Marine Corp (USMC) all organized resistance on Guam had ended

Twenty-seven Japanese veterans from tank units stationed on the neighb...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bennie J. Davis III, USAF Release Status: Rele... More

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF of STAFF (CS) General (GEN) John P. Jumper and his wife Ellen, center, greet retired Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Yvonne Bateman, who served as a World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during a private reception prior to the preview screening of the film "Above and Beyond: 100 Years of Women in Aviation." All were attending the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, in the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC), Arlington, Virginia

US Air Force (USAF) CHIEF of STAFF (CS) General (GEN) John P. Jumper a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status: Released t... More

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Boensel (left), Commander, Navy Region Southeast, and U.S. Congressman The Honorable Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.) (right), pose for a photograph with Alison Vivian S. Ladone, a U.S. Navy Veteran, during a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the ending of World War Two, held Nov. 2, 2006, at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 2nd Class Elizabeth Williams) (Released)

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Boensel (left), Commander, Navy Region Southe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MC2 Elizabeth Williams, USN Release St... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (right) signs copies of the original orders, that sent him and his crew of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, into the skies over Japan to drop the first atomic bomb during World War II, for US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Faulk, Joint STAFF, at the Pentagon. BGEN Tibbetts is visiting the Pentagon to autograph copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay." BGEN Tibbets spent several days in the Washington, D.C., area attending events leading up to the December 17th Centennial of Flight celebration

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the USN Guided Missile Destroyer USS CURTIS WILBUR (DDG 54) and the mine counter measures Ship USS PATRIOT (MCM 7) lay a wreath during a ceremony at the Eternal Flame of the Pacific Fleet Combat Glory memorial, for Russian Sailors who sacrificed their lives during World War II (WWII), in Vladivostok, Russia

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the USN Guided Missile Destroyer USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vladivostok State: Primorsky Krai Country: Russia (RUS) Scene Major Command Shown: DDG-54 Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John L. Beeman, Usn Releas... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), Secretary of Defense, meets with actor Clint Eastwood 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 the 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 Marine Corps (USMC) Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during a Memorial Ceremony held to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War Two (WWII), held aboard the USS Missouri (BB 63) Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during a Me...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Justin P. Nesbitt, Usn Release Status: Releas... More

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits at the Meet a Hero table during the Aerospace and Arizona Days Air Show at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on April 2, 2005. He was a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft ball turret gunner from 1942-1945 and he was also a Prisoner-Of-War (POW) for six months. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Jesse Shipps)(Released)

U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, sits a...

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: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S... More

Major General Larry Dodgen, (right) Commander, US Army Aviation and Missile Command (USAAMC), shakes hands with Mr. John P. Scott, B-17 Flying Fortress, Flight Engineer, during World War II, while on tour of the Paul L. Bolden Military Museum. Centered is Command Sergeant Major Roscoe L. Johnson, USAAMC

Major General Larry Dodgen, (right) Commander, US Army Aviation and Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Redstone Arsenal State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Harold Garner, CIV, USA Release Status: Rele... More

Photograph of World War II Film Festival

Photograph of World War II Film Festival

This is a photograph of an exhibit of World War II posters in the NARS theatre lobby. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel

Woman Measuring Artillery Barrel

Woman Measuring Artillery Barrel

This photograph depicts a female worker measuring the circumference of an artillery barrel during the World War II era at the Watertown Arsenal. Photographs

Photograph of Packing and Shelving Operation, World War II Records Division, Alexandria, VA

Photograph of Packing and Shelving Operation, World War II Records Div...

Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel Public domain photograph related to history of the US National Archives, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of the USS ARIZONA Memorial which spans the hulk of the sunken battleship USS ARIZONA (BB 39). The ARIZONA was sunk in the opening moments of the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, bringing about Americas entry into the Second World War

A view of the USS ARIZONA Memorial which spans the hulk of the sunken ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret) Release Status: Rele... More

The Blitzkrieg comes to America

The Blitzkrieg comes to America

Berryman Political Cartoon Collection Public domain reproduction of political cartoon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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 the USS Nevada after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Nevada after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Original caption: The USS Nevada (BB36) after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. Moving to position away from enflamed ships. Foreground salvage and rescue tugs gun crews in action. ... More

Photograph of the USS Arizona, the USS Tennessee, and the USS West Virginia after the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

Photograph of the USS Arizona, the USS Tennessee, and the USS West Vir...

Original caption: Left to right, the USS Arizona (BB39), the USS Tennessee (BB43), and the USS West Virginia (BB45), after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 1941. General Photograph... More

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

Photograph of Burning and Damaged Ships at Pearl Harbor

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

Photograph of Ships at Pearl Harbor following Japanese Attack

Photograph of Ships at Pearl Harbor following Japanese Attack

Original caption: Ships at Pearl Harbor, T.H. following the Japanese attack of Dec. 7 1941. Alt. 3000'. Dec. 10, 1941. L-R: USS California, USS Maryland, USS Oklahoma (capsized), USS Tennessee (inboard), ... More

Ten years ago: The Nazis Burned the Books... But Free Americans Can Still Read Them

Ten years ago: The Nazis Burned the Books... But Free Americans Can St...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters

No peace without power. BUY WAR BONDS

No peace without power. BUY WAR BONDS

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

[Two different images put together. One image shows factory worker and other is artillery men putting missile into the cannon.] [Bernard Perlin]

[Two different images put together. One image shows factory worker an...

Original Artwork for World War II Posters Public domain reproduction of art deco poster, cover, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Eagle holding serpent (coat of arms)] Mexico

[Eagle holding serpent (coat of arms)] Mexico

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

She has a war job! HAVE YOU? - Public domain propaganda poster

She has a war job! HAVE YOU? - Public domain propaganda poster

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

A Careless Word...Another Cross

A Careless Word...Another Cross

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

[Soldiers moving cannons up to fight invaders] (Information on back: X. Gonzalez)

[Soldiers moving cannons up to fight invaders] (Information on back: X...

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

[Red Square in Moscow] Russia - Public domain propaganda poster

[Red Square in Moscow] Russia - Public domain propaganda poster

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

People Listening to a Loudspeaker. [Herb Williams]

People Listening to a Loudspeaker. [Herb Williams]

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

[Two Children Sleeping on the Sidewalk in Front of a Burned Out Store. Near Them are Three Graves.] [Hermansky]

[Two Children Sleeping on the Sidewalk in Front of a Burned Out Store....

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

Both Answered the Call to Battle (Information on back: paid for not used) [signed by E. McNight Kauffer]

Both Answered the Call to Battle (Information on back: paid for not u...

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

Defense/Program (Information on other side: "The Danger In Not Pulling Together" Thursday Editorial) [Parks]

Defense/Program (Information on other side: "The Danger In Not Pulling...

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

MAY DAY 1943 [Gropper] - Public domain propaganda poster

MAY DAY 1943 [Gropper] - Public domain propaganda poster

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

"DON'T TALK yourself to death."

"DON'T TALK yourself to death."

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

[Man in the middle of street. Dead person behind him and what looks like smoke in background. ] [Hermansky]

[Man in the middle of street. Dead person behind him and what looks l...

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

"BE READY TO JUMP INTO THEIR SHOES!!"

"BE READY TO JUMP INTO THEIR SHOES!!"

Victory corps - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

"EQUAL PROTECTION FOR ALL" - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

"EQUAL PROTECTION FOR ALL" - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...

Conservation and rationing. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

COL. CHARLES YOUNG - WEST POINT GRADUATE, MILITARY ATTACHE TO HAITI, LIBERIA

COL. CHARLES YOUNG - WEST POINT GRADUATE, MILITARY ATTACHE TO HAITI, L...

Colonel Charles Young - with biographical paragraphs. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

"AND WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE, FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT A FELLOW NAMED ABE LINCOLN"

"AND WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE, FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT A FELLOW NAMED AB...

Peonage of Negro laborers - with caption. Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Sears at Camp Hanford - A black and white photo of a store front

Sears at Camp Hanford - A black and white photo of a store front

The Dupont Company Public domain photograph of street advertisement signs, downtown commercial district, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Domain Images - "PRELUDE TO FREEDOM!!!"

Public Domain Images - "PRELUDE TO FREEDOM!!!"

Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant (1LT) Stanley T. Synar, taken at Russell Islands, July 19, 1943. 1LT Synar is an ace pilot and is credited with 5 kills. His hometown is Warner, Oklahoma

World War II (WWII) area photograph of US Marine Corps (USMC) First Li...

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

"THAT WON'T STOP US - WE'LL BE BACK!!"

"THAT WON'T STOP US - WE'LL BE BACK!!"

Artworks and Mockups for Cartoons Promoting the War Effort and Original Sketches by Charles Alston

Artwork: Italy, 1944 - Artist: Eric Joyner U.S. Air Force Art Collection OFFICIAL U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO (RELEASED)

Artwork: Italy, 1944 - Artist: Eric Joyner U.S. Air Force Art Collecti...

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

Artwork: "Enemy Tanks at Ponte Rotto"Artist: Mitchell Siporin, Anzio, Italy, 1944

Artwork: "Enemy Tanks at Ponte Rotto"Artist: Mitchell Siporin, Anzio, ...

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

HMS Sheffield After Repair - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

HMS Sheffield After Repair - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...

This photograph shows the British cruiser, HMS Sheffield, which was repaired in the Boston Navy Yard under the Administration of Conversion Division. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

GX 3707 SD Exposure 40 aerial photograph, The U.S. National Archives

GX 3707 SD Exposure 40 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

Photograph taken from a Captured German Film Showing a Nazi Soldier beside a Disabled American Half-Track

Photograph taken from a Captured German Film Showing a Nazi Soldier be...

Original caption: This photo from a captured German film shows a Nazi soldier beside a disabled American half-track signaling his unit to advance during the counter-attack the Germans launched in the Belgian se... More

Japan Capitulation - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Japan Capitulation - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Cherokee Emigration Rolls Public domain photograph of Imperial Japan, Japanese empire, during World War Two, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans, Japan

Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans, Japan

Rayburn legs. Hiroshima. Ft Leavenworth: Signal Corps Photograph Collection: Equipment File

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

DD-461 USS Forrest - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

DD-461 USS Forrest - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

This photograph depicts the 1700 ton Bristol Class, DD-461 USS Forrest, built by Boston Navy Yard. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

President Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam

President Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam

Caption: Harry S. Truman and Joseph Stalin meeting at Potsdam. From left to right, row 1 : Joseph Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Soviet Ambassador Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State James Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign M... More

BB-33 Arkansas after Return - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

BB-33 Arkansas after Return - U.S. National Archives Public Domain pho...

This photograph shows the BB-33 Arkansas returning from the invasions of Europe for refurbishing. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

Photograph of Newly Arrived WAC Officers

Photograph of Newly Arrived WAC Officers

Original Caption: First Contingent of WAC's for Tokyo Duty: A group of newly arrived WAC officers, part of the first group of over 200 officers and enlisted personnel to be assigned to headquarters and service ... More

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