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US, Photos - WW II Japanese, 1942-1945
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US, Photos - WW II Japanese, 1942-1945
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US, Photos - WW II Japanese, 1942-1945
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US, Photos - WW II Japanese, 1942-1945
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Four of the Flag Raisers (Bradley, Hayes, Sousley & Strank) appear with their buddiesFour of the Flag Raisers (Bradley, Hayes, Sousley & Strank) appear with their buddies
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Here's Rosenthal snapping a posed shot minutes after the second flag raising.Here's Rosenthal snapping a posed shot minutes after the second flag raising.
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General KuribayashiGeneral Kuribayashi
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IwoJimaFlagRaisers.jpgIwoJimaFlagRaisers.jpg
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IwoJima2.jpgIwoJima2.jpg
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InjuredMarines.jpgInjuredMarines.jpg
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IwoJimaUStroops2.jpgIwoJimaUStroops2.jpg
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USMC-M-IwoJima-cvr.jpgUSMC-M-IwoJima-cvr.jpg
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Japanese Flag - Page 1Japanese Flag - Page 1
US, Photos - Franklin D Roosevelt, 1913-1945
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IwoJima.jpgIwoJima.jpg
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EndofWarII.jpgEndofWarII.jpg
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1St Lt. D.A. Mcgovern, Buffalo, N.Y., Usaf, Member Of The Newsreel Pool, Stands At Exact Spot Where The Atomic Bomb Dropped At Nagasaki, Japan. This Spot Is Now Called "Zero". In The Distant Background May Be Seen The Urakami Cathedral. 8 September 194 - Page 11St Lt. D.A. Mcgovern, Buffalo, N.Y., Usaf, Member Of The Newsreel Pool, Stands At Exact Spot Where The Atomic Bomb Dropped At Nagasaki, Japan. This Spot Is Now Called "Zero". In The Distant Background May Be Seen The Urakami Cathedral. 8 September 194 - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Pearl Harbor - USS Arizona.jpgPearl Harbor - USS Arizona.jpg
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A Japanese Phosphorous Bomb Explodes Beneath Boeing B-29'S Of Major General Curtis E. Lemay'S 21St Bomber Command During A Recent Mission Over Kagamigahara, Japan, Site Of A Huge Air Depot Approximately 30 Miles North Of Nagoya. Two Large Plants Of The K - Page 1A Japanese Phosphorous Bomb Explodes Beneath Boeing B-29'S Of Major General Curtis E. Lemay'S 21St Bomber Command During A Recent Mission Over Kagamigahara, Japan, Site Of A Huge Air Depot Approximately 30 Miles North Of Nagoya. Two Large Plants Of The K - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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VJday.jpgVJday.jpg
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Declaration of War Against Japan - Page 2Declaration of War Against Japan - Page 2
US, Photos - Franklin D Roosevelt, 1913-1945
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1945-Aug-16 Askov American, Page 11945-Aug-16 Askov American, Page 1
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First Army Photo Of Bombing Of Hawaii, 7 Dec. 41. Jap Submarine Beached At Bellows Field, T.H. Filed - War Theatre #22 (Hawaiian Aislands) - Bombing - Page 3First Army Photo Of Bombing Of Hawaii, 7 Dec. 41. Jap Submarine Beached At Bellows Field, T.H. Filed - War Theatre #22 (Hawaiian Aislands) - Bombing - Page 3
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Pearl Harbor Flag Flies At Hickam Field -- The Garrison Flag, Pictures, Which Flew Over Hickam Field, Hawaii, On December 7, 1941 At The Time Of The Japanese Attack, Was Raised Again At 7:55 Am Today (Hawaii Time) In Special Ceremonies At The Hawaiian Bas - Page 1Pearl Harbor Flag Flies At Hickam Field -- The Garrison Flag, Pictures, Which Flew Over Hickam Field, Hawaii, On December 7, 1941 At The Time Of The Japanese Attack, Was Raised Again At 7:55 Am Today (Hawaii Time) In Special Ceremonies At The Hawaiian Bas - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Marianas Islands. Major Charles W. Sweeney, Pilot Of The B-29 'Bockscar' Which Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Nagasaki, Japan, 9 August 1945, Is Shown Before His Mission Shaking Hands With Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot Of The B-29 'Enola Gay' Which Atom-Bom - Page 1Marianas Islands. Major Charles W. Sweeney, Pilot Of The B-29 'Bockscar' Which Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Nagasaki, Japan, 9 August 1945, Is Shown Before His Mission Shaking Hands With Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot Of The B-29 'Enola Gay' Which Atom-Bom - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Japan6.jpgJapan6.jpg
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Japan5.jpgJapan5.jpg
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Japan4.jpgJapan4.jpg
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Japan3.jpgJapan3.jpg
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Japan2.jpgJapan2.jpg
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Japan1.jpgJapan1.jpg
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Hideki_Tojo.jpgHideki_Tojo.jpg
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Japan8.jpgJapan8.jpg
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Japan after Bombing.gifJapan after Bombing.gif
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Japanese surrender delegation boarding a C54 at Ie Shima.jpgJapanese surrender delegation boarding a C54 at Ie Shima.jpg
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1945-08-09 - Page 11945-08-09 - Page 1
News - US, Halifax Gazette (Halifax Co VA), 1940-1961
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30 Jan 1945 - 9 Feb 1945 (Malta and Yalta) - Page 2330 Jan 1945 - 9 Feb 1945 (Malta and Yalta) - Page 23
US, WWII Allied Military Conferences, 1941-1945
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Prisoners Of War Who Have Been Interned At The Hanowa Prisoner Of War Camp #6 At Honshu, Japan, Joyously Greet 1St Lt. Bresnick Of Boston, Massachusetts, The First American They Have Seen In Three Or Four Years. 14 September 1945. - Page 1Prisoners Of War Who Have Been Interned At The Hanowa Prisoner Of War Camp #6 At Honshu, Japan, Joyously Greet 1St Lt. Bresnick Of Boston, Massachusetts, The First American They Have Seen In Three Or Four Years. 14 September 1945. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Crew (No. 1 Seven Pictures) Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Pilot Of The Enola Gay, The Plane That Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima, Waves From His Cockpit Before The Takeoff, 6 August, 1945. - Page 5Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Crew (No. 1 Seven Pictures) Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Pilot Of The Enola Gay, The Plane That Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima, Waves From His Cockpit Before The Takeoff, 6 August, 1945. - Page 5
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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The Ground Crew Of The B-29 'Enola Gay' Which Atom-Bombed Hiroshima, Japan. Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, The Pilot Is In The Center. Marianas Islands. - Page 1The Ground Crew Of The B-29 'Enola Gay' Which Atom-Bombed Hiroshima, Japan. Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, The Pilot Is In The Center. Marianas Islands. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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42-31709 - Page 1042-31709 - Page 10
US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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42-31709 - Page 2342-31709 - Page 23
US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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Gregory BoyingtonGregory Boyington
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MemorialSept 5, 2008
James H DoolittleJames H Doolittle
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MemorialSept 5, 2008

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