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Burnt leg of a victim of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, 1945.
This image shows burns on the legs of a victim of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
A Korean Youth Learns a Baseball Lesson, 1951
The original caption for this photograph reads: A Korean youth, Kim Pak Soon, is taught one of the fundamental lessons of baseball: "Get your glove up, and keep the fingers out of the way." His instructor is S/Sgt. James W. Black, Chicago, Ill.,…
Inspecting Captured Enemy Equipment, 1950
Leathernecks take time out to inspect captured enemy equipment.
Captain Ted Williams, Former Boston Red Sox Slugger, 1953
AROOSTOOK LEATHERNECK IN KOREA -- Marine Sergeant Roger W. McCully, 21, straps Captain Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox slugger, into his jet fighter-bomber at a base of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Korea. Sgt. McCully, a jet aircraft mechanic,…
Military Demarcation Line and the Northern and Southern Borders of Demilitarized Zone, Korea
These maps show the boundaries of the Demilitarized Zone following the Armistice Agreement at the end of the Korean War.
The middle line (labelled 1) is the military demarcation line showing the border between North and South Korea. The lines on…
The middle line (labelled 1) is the military demarcation line showing the border between North and South Korea. The lines on…
Newsmap for the Armed Forces : 1945: Year of Victory - Volume 4, Number 37, 1945.
This is one in a series of issues of "Newsmap" that were published from 1942 to 1946 by the U.S. Army. This issue covers the week of December 4 to December 11, 1945, but summarizes the significant events of the year 1945 from January to December.…
"Pvt. Joe Louis Says - We're Going to do our part . . . and we'll win because we're on God's side"
Poster showing heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis charging with bayoneted rifle.
Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes.
Pvt Theodore James Miller (12 February 1925 – 24 March 1944) from Minnesota returns to attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) at 14:00 after two days of combat on Engebi, the first of the Eniwetok Atoll to be invaded by American forces. Most…