Troops and Operations in WWII

Historic black-and-white images depicting military personnel and operations during World War II, including aircraft, troop movements, and medical logistics.

Whole blood being loaded aboard a Douglas C-47 going to the front. These planes carry blood and supplies to the front and bring the wounded back.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & PARATroops,MEIKTILA War

ENGLAND-Indulging in a bit of Air force ritual, 1st Lt. George Brooks, Boeing B-17 "Flying ofrtress" co-pilot, gets a dunking at the hands of his ground crew after completing 26 missions with the attack on aircraft factories deep in Germany on 11

Wewak Airdrome, Northeast...

Men Of The 443Rd Signal Construction Battalion Stationed On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto, Read The Sign Telling Of The End Of Hostilities In Europe. 8 May 1945.

Whole blood being loaded aboard a Douglas C-47 going to the front. These planes carry blood and supplies to the front and bring the wounded back.

Here Are The 12 Of The 20 Men That Were Carried By Each Of The B-24 Liberators Of The U.S. 8Th Air Force, 2Nd Air Division, That Flew Home To America. The Other 8 Men Aboard Are Evenly Distributed About The Plane - Pilot And Co-Pilot In Their Seats, Some

This was the scene as three...

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,BOMBS War

Members Of The 78Th Fighter Group Are Fitted Into The G-Suits At The Personal Equipment Section At 8Th Air Force Station F-375 In Duxford, England. G-Suits, (Anti-Gravity Device) Will Prevent These Fighter Pilots From Blacking Out During Dives And Turns

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, Awards, War

Men Of The 1181 Engineering Construction Group, 1878Th Engineering Aviation Battalion, Discuss The Layout Of Futema Airfield On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. 1945.

Since Disruption Of German Communications Lines -- Particularly The Blowing Up Of Bridges -- Is Always A Prime Objective Of The Italian Partisans, Explosives Like Those Shown In The Hands Of The Packer Are The Principal Weapons Of The Partisans. Supplies

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

Enemy fighters on a Weiner Nuestadt attack placed a lucky rocket shot through the rudder of "Old Number 34," a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 15th AAF. It was a lucky crew that brought the plane home. Pictured left to right is pilot, Lt. Irving

China-Communications is an important phase in the training of the Chinese-American unit. Here Lt. Kwang Chao-Li checks a defective radio receiver at a test bench in the hangar. Sgt. Anthony Puflia, Paterson, N.J. left, stands by to offer assistance

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

Sgt. Garvey Stores Flying Suits In An Equipment Room Of The 381St Bomb Group, England. 4 August 1944.

Evacuation Of Litter Cases At 1340Th Aaf Base Unit (Atc), Kunming Army Air Base, China, 16 February 1945.

Filling in the time lag between briefing and actual take-off, four gunners of the Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress crew busy themselves cleaning and assembling their heavy 50 cal. Machine guns, a vital phase of the preparations. Left to right: T/Sgt.

Men At Work In The Instrument Shop Of The 353Rd Fighter Group At Their Base In England. 4 September 1944.

A ground crew repairs the Curtiss P-40 "Dell"; in the background the P-40 "Flaming Mame" awaits an overhauling. Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. 12 October 1943.

American paratroopers prepare for the invasion of Sicily.

Handle With Care! T/5 Charles Ballard, Lufkin, Texas; And T/5 Woodrow W. Atwood, Johnson City, Tenn., Help With Loading Supplies Onto Douglas C-47 To Be Flown To An Advanced First Tac Af Strip Somewhere In Germany.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Wounded crew member is removed from his plane to waiting ambulance. Left to right: Pfc. Lawrence ofuntain, Rt. #1, Newport Mich. Cpl. Roy A. Finley, Rt. #2, Fickens, S.C. Lt. Col. Theodore R. Milton, Pilot, Washington, D.C. S/Sgt. Charles D. Grinolds

Members Of A Mobile Repair Unit Of The 8Th Air Force Service Command Repair A Motor Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Stella" Which Crash Landed In In A Field At Nr. Bournemouth, Hants, England. Shown Working Are (Left To Right) Pfc. Richard F. Manni

Patients at the 58th Evacuation Hospital are loaded aboard a Douglas C-47 at Momote Field, Admiralty Islands, for evacuation to other hospitals. 14 April 1944.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & PARATroops,MEIKTILA War

MEN FROM MARS. ... Rigged up, blackened and heavily armed these men make final adjustments to their equipment in a last minute check up before taking off from a Ninth Air force Trooper Carrier Command Base somewhere in England.

At the new U.S. bomber bases in Russia, Soviet girls dish out U.S. rations to a chow line of GI's.

At The Newly Constructed Bar For Enlisted Men At Middlesex, England, Gis Enjoy Soft Drinks And Refreshments In Their Spare Time. Behind The Bar Are Cpl. Henry Kann Of Chicago, Ill., And Pfc. Edwin Gerard Of Pittsburgh, Pa., And Waiting To Be Served Are,

Enlisted men's milk bar, at Auckland, New Zealand.

Preparations For The Invasion Of France -- Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Load Equipment On A Douglas C-47 Prior To Departure From An Airbase Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

T/5 Emil Potocnik of Cleveland, Ohio, (left), picks up the G.I. Movie weekly from Sgt. Bert D. McMillan of Freemont, Nebraska. The G.I. Movie special "Quick Service" throughout various theaters is well appreciated by the movie going G.I.'s.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Pilot Of The 78Th Fighter Group Is Fitted Into His Parachute At The Personal Equipment Section At 8Th Air Force Station F-357 In Duxford, England. 6 Mah 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

Major (then capt) William E. Smith, 485 Central Ave., Hapeville, Ga., said to be the best bombardier in the Ninth AF, repairs clothing ravaged by rats as his recently requisitioned "combat cat," (Joan L. Sullivan) observes. Major Smith, a Martin B-26

Cpl. Harold W. Kitzman, Pittston, Pa., and Cpl. William A. Hester, Steele, Mo., ground crew members, are shown tightening long line of bolts which hold wing panel of ofrtress in place. Flak had seriously damaged outer wing panel, but within a few

The Deadly Guns Mounted In The Wings Of The North American P-51 Mustang Are Given A Thorough Checking During The Preflight Period. All Parts Must Be In Perfect Operating Condition To Keep These Guns Ready For Action In The High Altitudes In Which They Es

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

Aircraft, Burma, India &Troops & Paratroops

Colonel Joesph Nazzaro Of Los Angeles, Calif., Commanding Officer Of The 381St Bomb Group At Ridgewell, England, Congratulates Some Of The Members Of His Group Who Have Completed 25 Operational Missions Against The Enemy. 18 November 1943.

Four Flight Leaders Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron, 10Th Army, Discussing Plans For Mission Over Field Number 10, Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto.

Mechanics Remove Non-Rust Paint From Parts Of A Vultee L-5 Of The 163Rd Liaison Squadron At Cub Field No. 7 On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. The Plane, Which Has Been Dismantled And Crated, Was Shipped To This Advanced Base From Hawaii. 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

Anefo photo collection. Parachutist training in Gilze-Rijen (NB). 19 May 1966. Gilze, Rijen

An Injured Paratrooper Is Given Medical Attention At Tsili-Tsili Airdrome In New Guinea. Two Other Casualties Lie Nearby On Crude Stretchers. 11 September 1943.

Interrogation Officer Questions The Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hell'S Angels' After Their Return From A Mission Over Enemy Territory. 303Rd Bomb Gorup, England. 14 February 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

Cocker Spaniel, "Skipper", Mascot At A U.S. Air Force Bomber Station In England, Shown With His Master, 1St Lt. James M. Smith Of Austin, Texas; Both Have Over 200 Hours Flying Time. April 1943.

At The Hotel De Gink, A Rest Center For The Air Force At Keflavik, Iceland, Lt. Daniel Peikin Is Seen Registering As W/O Norman Axness And Cpl. Sidney Orzoff, Chief Clerk, Look On. 30 June 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Maintenance,MISCELLANEOUS War

Litter patient being transferred from ambulance to Douglas C-47 for evacuation by air.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,COMMUNICATIONS War

Members Of The 443Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Cooking Meals Over A Small Outdoor Fire At Their First Camp On Okinawa, Ryukyu Retto. April 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,Transportation War

11 September 1944 was a big day for the crew of "Red Hot Riding Hood." It was the day that they turned up at a temporary landing field in France after being given up for lost. The first thing they asked for when they arrived at this airfield was hot

Pilots standing by for the start of another Shuttle Service raid against the Axis armies, concentrate on their game of cards. Behind them are the aircraft at readiness to take off at a moment's notice. Tripolitania, Libya.

Members of a searchlight section enjoy a card game in the day room of a five-room house they constructed from German building material. L. to R.: T/5 Albert Caputo, Providence, R.I., Sgt. Arvo Seppa, Grand Junction, Colo., Pvt. Leonard Drillick

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Aircraft, Burma, India &MEDICAL, EVACUATION,Air War

Command Post plotting table. The duty officer in the background (right), has constant wire contact with all guns in the battery during operations. He can only give the order to fire at the command of higher headquarters. When there is more than one

Preparations For The Invasion Of France - Prior To Briefing, Members Of The 439Th Troop Carrier Group Congregate Outside The Briefing Room At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 4 June 1944.

S/Sgt. Luther P. Bonones, Waist Gunner From Catawissa, PA, Is Shown At His Position In His Plane At Bovington, England. 22 July 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

FRANCE-Shown taking out the supercharger of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning are Cpl. Fred Bahler of Kansas City, Mo., and Cpl Carl Hammerstrom of Shrewsbury, Mass.

Somewhere in Russia. Major Generals Perminov and Walsh, Russian and American commanders of the new American Air Force bases in Russia, listen to a pilot's report after the mission to Galati airfield in Rumania, first U.S. attack from Russia.

Evacuation Of Litter Cases At 1340Th Aaf Base Unit (Atc), Kunming Army Air Base, China, 16 February 1946.

Pilots And Navigators Relaxing In The Early Morning Hours Waiting Until They Go Out To The B-24S For A Bombing Raid On The Japaneses At Kiska. Thses Huts Are Warm, But Some Of The Men Have Their Flying Jackets On Already.

English-American radio room in Tripoli, North Africa. 14 July 1943.

The pilots arrive and get location instructions from the Commanding Officer regarding location of reported submarine.

At his map-littered desk in the ofre cabin of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "20th Century Unlimited", Lt. Harold T. Oblender, navigator from Lancaster, Pa., computes an "ETA" for Anshan, Manchuria, thrice the target of 20th Bomber Command raids.

Searchlight Plotting Room Of The 230Th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, Battery A, Where Tracks Of Other Units Were Received Ove Its Communications System. Location Of 'Bogie' Was Plotted On This Small Grid Board. When The Information As To Range And

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

A Gunnery Instructor (Left) Explains The Operation Of The Belly Turret To Student Gunners At An 8Th Air Force Aerial Gunnery School Near Bovington, Herts County, England. 1943.

With Maj. Gen. Doolittle's Mitchell bombers in North Africa. Here are the crew who brought the Mitchell bombers group sortie totals to figure of 2000. They were caught during interrogation after their flight to the airport at Gerbini, Sicily. Left to

Men Chatting Together Are, Left To Right: Colonel Birrell Walsh, Chief Of Staff Of 313Th Bomb Wing (Vh), Colonel John H. Davies, Commanding Officer Of The 313Th Bomb Wing (Vh), Capt. P. J. Halloran, Usn, Chief Island Engineer, And Brig. General Frederick

Officers Of A 401St Bomb Group Peer Into The Skies To Count Planes Returning From A Bombing Operation Over Enemy-Held Territory. The Officers Stand On The Catwalk Of A Control Tower Where They Are Able To Maintain Constant Radio Contact With The Planes.

Aircraft, Burma, India &PHOTOGRAPHY, Operations &MAPPING War

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Collection of World War I Photographs, 1914-1918 that depict the military activities of British and other nation's armed forces and personnel during World War I.

The Faces Of The Pilots' Of The 390Th Bomb Group, Shown Intentness And Concentration As They Are Briefed For A Mission Over Enemy Territory. England.

Major William B. Taylor, Tampa, Florida, Left, And S/Sgt. Paul P. Kittle, Norton, West Virginia, Watch A Woman Sewing A Flak Hat At A Flak Suit Factory, The Wilson Mfg. Co., London, England. 14 December 1943.

Cooks Of The 443Rd Engineer Aviation Battalion Preparing The First Hot Meal After Landing On Okinawa, Ruykuy Retto. April 1945.

Members Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Enjoy Refreshments After Opening Ceremonies For The Nco Club At An Airfield Somewere In Italy. 29 Sept. 1944.

During Her Tour Of The Bases In The Pacific Area Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt Visits Pfc. George D. Marshall From Newport, R.I. As Lt. Colonel Fredrick S. Taki From New Brunswick, N.J. Looks On. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India &CREWS,NAVIGATOR War

Just back from photo missions over Germany, USAAF, RAF and French Air force pilots of a reconnaissance group of the First TAC AF talk over the day's flying. L. to R.: Capt. James F. Frakes, Columbia, Tenn., Pilot Officer Charles Chrichton, Dorset

FRANCE-before they left their ship, the crew of the crashed Consolidated B-24 "Red Hot Riding Hood," salvaged the picture of their insignia off the side of the plane. Wrapped in a small Nazi flag they intend to present it to the crew chief back

Mobile Training Unit At The 410Th Bomb Group Base In France. 9 May 1945.

Crews Of The 491St Bomb Group Is Interrogated At Its Home Base In England After Returning From Their Second Mission On 4 June 1944.

ENGLAND--These 8th Air force P-51 Mustang pilots have just returned from a mission escorting the heavy bombers over Germany. The pilots are removing their heated flying clothes in front of their lockers. Lt. Albert M. Koenig, of 1243 Kenwood

Two American soldiers inspect the breech of the "Anzio Express," 280 mm railroad gun used by the Germans. The gun was left behind by the fleeing Hun at the coast town of Civitavecchia. The barrel is 72 feet long and fires a 2,000 lb. shell.

WAKDE ISLAND-Lt. Patricia Thompson has signed the Manifest and Capt. Berg wishes them a Bon Voyage. Lt. Thompson has accepted full care and responsibility for the patients until she, in turn, will hand them over to the Station Hospital.

Lt. Klien And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown At Their Air Bas In England. 5 June 1943.

Japanesean Raider Was T/Sgt. Jacob Eierman, Engineer-Gunner On One Of The North American Mitchell Bombers That Raided Nagoya, Heart Of Industrial Japanesean, In April, 1942, Attack. Sgt. Eierman Is Now Stationed At Mitchel Field, N.Y.

Nurse Verona Savinski, 802nd Medical Air Evacuation Transport Squadron and Cpl. Claude W. Thomas, 3rd Auxiliary Surgical Group, with PFC Joe Hirsch of Brooklyn, N.Y., 504th Paratroops Infantry, who was strafed while rushing to the front after jumping

British Personnel Sort Prints At A 90Th Photo Reconn Wing Base Somewhere In Italy.

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