Photos WW2 US Forces

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A smiling Marine in the doorway of the Waldorf, except that its a doorway on Midway island in 1942, and the “Women Invited” is wistful thinking
LIFE Magazine Archives - Joe Scherschel Photographer

 

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M4A3's intended for operation Olympic en route to their staging area.

 

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An early slat-grill Willys MB with a complement of USMC and USN personnel on board.
Midway Island, November 1942.
(LIFE / Joe Scherschel)

 

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USN SBD’s in flight near Midway - September 1942
LIFE Magazine Archives - Joe Scherschel Photographer

 

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An M4 (Composite) dozer tank with a full set of deep-wading exhaust trunking.
Leyte, Philippines, December 1944.
(LIFE / Mydans)

 

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Nice portrait of a young USAAF airman of the 85th Bombardment Squadron, Tunisia, 1943.
His appearance is typical of the mid-war period...Type B5 helmet...Type B3 jacket...topped off with RAF issue Mk. VII goggles, minus their flip-up sunshield.
(LIFE / Elisofon)

 

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M4A1 Sherman in Leyte, Philippines - December 1944
LIFE Magazine - W. Eugene Smith Photographer

 

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GIs with a captured German Pz. II in Northern Africa.

 

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In July and August 1944, Bob Hope and members of the USO, performed 79 shows throughout the South and South West Pacific.
On August 10 and 11 they were on Espiritu Santo performing to soldiers, sailors and Marines as well as visiting hundreds of personnel in the five hospitals on the island.
With Bob Hope were Frances Langford, Patty Thomas, Jerry Colonna and Tony Romano.
One of the more wonderful aspects to Bob Hopes tours was wherever he was in the world, he would make a point of going to every military hospital in the area, to spend time talking to as many of the injured as he possibly could.
One of those hospitals was the 31st General Hospital on 'Hospital Hill' up near Turtle Bay Airfield on Santo. This shot is of his visit to the hospital in August 1944.

 

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USN or Marine aircrew on Midway with pin-ups above his bed - September 1942
LIFE Magazine Archives - Joe Scherschel Photographer

 

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US Soldiers examine an accordion & guitar at an Italian “Bunker” on the beach near Gela Sicily - July 1943
Note Italian Breda M37 Machine Guns and Carcano Carbines lying about
LIFE Magazine Archives - Bob Landry Photographer

 

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A collection of photographs from a GI who was based on one of the Aleutian Islands.

 

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