World War II Military Processing Scenes

Images of military personnel engaging in interrogations and operations after missions, providing a glimpse into routine tasks and wartime activities.

Pvt. Dorothy Grossman Of Brooklyn, N.Y. And Pvt. Rosetta E. Arnold Of Mount Rose, Pa., Both Wacs Attached To The 12Th Replacement Control Depot At Ston, England, Serve Refreshments To Airmen At The Post Exchange. 30 July 1943.

Released Prisoners Of War Being Processed By Recovered Personnel Team Number 68 At Yokohama Docks Before Boarding Hospital Ship. Japanesean, September 1945.

This image was taken by Leo Halter, a serviceman stationed on Attu Island during WW II. Subjects: Halter Collection; WW II; World War II; World War Two; Military; Wildlife refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Aleutians; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

ENGLAND-uponn returning from a mission over enemy occupied territory, these 8th Air force P-51 Mustang pilots have gone directly to the intelligence section to be interrogated. Giving their informationto the interrogation officer, they are left to

Flight Crew Of The 563Rd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, At Interrogation Table Following Return From A Mission. England 23 March 1944. Standing, Left To Right: T/Sgt. Joseph J. Stankevich, Detroit, Mich.; S/Sgt. Sydney Schnieder, Brooklyn, N.Y. S/Sgt.

9Th Air Force Officers Discussing And Planning Operations In North Africa. 1943.

This is not Shantytown but a place somewhere in England that the boys call Crate City. Buildings are made of glider packing cases. The barber shop once covered glider parts.

Demobilisation of the British Army At No.4 Military Dispersal Centre, Regent's Park Barracks, London, Regimental Sergeant Major Stilwell collects the first of his demobilisation documents in the Release Room.

Using Reconn Photos, Members Of The 90Th Photo Reconn Wing Prepare A Map At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

At a landing Ground on Anzio Beachhead in Italy, playing cards is practically the only form of recreation available to members of an aviation engineers outfit charged with the job of maintaining an airfield on the beachhead south of Rome. In the

Pvt. Dorothy Grossman Of Brooklyn, N.Y. And Pvt. Rosetta E. Arnold Of Mount Rose, Pa., Both Wacs Attached To The 12Th Replacement Control Depot At Ston, England, Serve Refreshments To Airmen At The Post Exchange. 30 July 1943.

Crew Members Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Participate Wholeheartedly In The Victory Squadron War Bond Drive. England, 1 August 1944.

Anefo photo collection. unknown . The robbery in the Cinetone studio started. September 10, 1962

In One Of Their Own Huts, Gis At A Consolidated B-24 Liberator Base In Southern Italy, Listed To A Program Over Their Own Broadcasting Station Called 'The Voice Of The Cottontails'. They Are, Left To Right: Cpl. George N. Comeau Of Williamnsett, Mass.; C

An Air Raid Precautions Warden reports for duty to the Chief Warden at his local ARP post in Springfield, Essex, aUGUST 1941. An Air Raid Precautions Warden reports for duty to the Chief ARP Warden, Mr Davies, at his local ARP post in Springfield, Essex.

FRANCE-This is a view of a Photo Reconnaissance Camera repair room at a Ninth Air Force base somewhere in Europe. Left to right are: Pvt William J. Harrison, Shelby, Mich.; Cpl Otis R. Watkins, Detroit, Mich.; Cpl Thomas R. Nusbickel, Glendora

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

1St Lt. William D. Butler, Flagler, Colorado, Army Air Force Bomber Pilot, Left, Talks Over His 25Th Mission With Capt. James C. Brown, Chaplain, Lee, Mass., At Ridgewell Field, Near Great Yeldham, England. 19 February 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Military exercise Weert. July 7, 1955. Limburg, Weert

British And American Air Force Men Learn Practical Details Of Actual Planes And Equipment At A Technical Training Class In An Raf Station At Kirkham, England. Shown Assembling A 20 Mm Hispano Gun Under The Surveillance Of The Instructor, Cpl. J. Croston,

Fitted with tables, benches and decorations, this section of an abandoned glider of the 9th Air Force makes a day room for enlisted personnel somewhere in France. Left to right playing cards are: Sgt. P.G. Capodilupo, Boston, Mass; Pvt. Edward H.

Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Air gunners attend a refresher class in aircraft recognition conducted by a Gunnery Instructor, Pilot Officer V A Reed, using wooden models, at No. 7 Air Gunners School, Stormy Down, Glamorgan.

Lt. J.W. Wainwright Of Birmingham, Alabama (Kneeling) Tells Captain Shapiro Of Brooklyn, Massa., 87Th Fighter Squadron Intelligence Officer, How He Damaged A Fw-190 And Shows The Location Of The Battle. 79Th Fighter Group, Capodichino, Italy.

Out of the Douglas C-47 Transport at an 11th Air Force base in the Aleutians, step the passengers. Lt. R.E. Dennis, Tarrytown, N.Y., the airdrome officer checks each arrival's name against the names listed on the plane's manifest.

Negatives series of air force cadets of the Royal Military Academy in 1955.kma.

Interrogation Of Crew Following Yawata Mission

Election day rolls around and these members of a 15th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress Group in Italy go to the polls to cast their votes for the candidates in the Federal Election. Sgt. Charles Leonard (left) reads the New Jersey list of candidates in

Off To Guiana To See What All The Trouble's About -- What would the British "Tommy" do without his cup of tea! as soon as they are aboard, out comes the tea urn and the boys are happy.The Argylls Embark.With many Korean Veterans among them 700 men of the 1-st battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders embarked at Devonport during the weekend for British Guiana in the fleet carrier Implacable. October 12, 1953. (Photo by Paul Popper Photo).

***** Menzies. August 12, 1941.

A new class of conscript soldiers commits maintenance of their equipment on the Tapijnkazerne in Maastricht. These soldiers are classified by the Box Compagnie, 4th Depot Infantry.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting race Peekaboo. Pekalongan: Veenman from Rotterdam, or "Bulletje" as the boys call him, is present with the canteen car if it is stopped to blow out. August 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Aircraft, Burma, India &Operations War

Ground Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sky Wolf'. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 12 February 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Arrival prince couple at Schiphol after visit to Scandinavia. Suitcases are unloaded by soldiers. April 13, 1946. Noord-Holland, Schiphol

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

Because of the shortage of Jewish Chaplains & because the men at this base work together so well we find Chaplain Charles E. Smith (Protestant) conducting a service for Jewish men in the base chapel. 8th Air force.

WASP Jeanne d'Ambly (center) checks the flight paperwork with her engineer, Cpl George J Brown and her radio operator, Cpl Helen Mehegan before taking a Martin B-26 aloft at Harlingen AAF, Harlingen, TX, circa 1944. (Photo by US Army Air Force/GG Vintage Images)

Radio Man Arthur Jibilian From Toledo, Ohio (Extreme Left) And 1St Lt. Nicholas A. Lalich, From Cleveland, Ohio (Extreme Right) Went To The Hospital To Visit Capt. Charles King, From Tucumcari, Nm, Lockheed P-38 Lightning Pilot With The Broken Back (With

A Member Of The 410Th Bomb Group Shows Two Candelabras, Made From Empty Shells, To Father Reardon At A 9Th Air Force Base In England.

Relaxation And Good Books Are Enjoyed By Men At The Special Services Library At The 91St Bomb Group Base In Bassingbourne, England.

Accommodation of sailors on missile cruiser duilio. 1965.

Look To The Skies -- As sky sweeper batteries go into action, technicians at an operations center, fort bliss, Texas, tabulate firing information received from units of the 531st anti aircraft artillery battalion. Shown left to right are: Pvt. Charles R. Jones, Fort Worth, Texas; Cpl. Robert Enders, flint, Michigan and Cpl. Cyril Brown, Oklahoma. December 06, 1954. (Photo by Official U.S. Army Photo).

A French Soldier Constructs A Mosaic In The Photo Lab At An Air Base In Vasto, Italy. 683Rd Photo Reconn Squadron.

General Spaatz Confers With Other Generals Of His Command At An Air Base In England. They Are, Left To Right: Major General Ralph Royce, Lt. General Carl Spaatz, Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg And Major General Hugh J. Knerr.

A Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group Is Interrogated After A Bombing Mission Over Enemy Territory. 22 June 1943, England.

Repeat exercises from the Mariniers corps in the Veluwe in the Elspeet area. In the Rotterdam newspaper De Havenloods from 10 October 1963 is a pageroot article about this exercise. In a local café, Sergeant der Mariniers (Sgtmarns) Henk de Nobel, Sgtmarns Frans van Rijsbergen and Marinier (Marn) Jan Bergwerff are interviewed.

At an air base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya, S/Sgt. Joseph E. Tamuleirz of Millis, Mass., hands a "flak suit" through the waist windown of a Liberator to T/Sgt. William G. Jordan of Columbia, S.C. The "flak suit" is designed to protect American

The Jumpmaster (standing) gives final instructions to this group of hard and rugged paratroopers as the Douglas C-47 of the Troop carrier Division of the 12th Air Force takes these men to the dropping zone in Southern France.

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

Americans in Britain- the Arrival of the Civilian Technical Corps, Bournemouth, England, 1941 Men of the Civilian Technical Corps look at goods in the window of a tobacconist's shop in Bournemouth. Bending forward is Henning, originally from Champaign, Illinois, and his colleagues are Shapiro (from Chicago) and Manning (from Del Rio, Texas).

Royal Air Force- France, 1939-1940 Airmen enjoying lunch in a Royal Air Force mess in France.

Anefo photo collection. Army exercises Germany, Dutch troops pass the border at Denekamp. September 9, 1954. Denekamp, Germany

Major X F Varvaresos (standing, third from right), Commanding Officer of No. 335 (Hellenic) Squadron RAF, briefs his pilots before taking off on training sorties from Aqir, Palestine.

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

Aircraft, Burma, India & Operations , Naga Headhunters War

Major Saunders, G-3 ground-to-air liaison officer, and Captain Platt, 5th Strategic Air Patrol air liaison officer, plot the intended strike. Close cooperation between ground and air personnel must be maintained at all times. 26 April 1945.

A soldier reports to a captain while a sergeant looks.

Dental Technicians At Work In The Clinic At An Air Base Somewhere In Iceland. 2Nd Service Group, 31 August 1944.

Royal Air Force Operations in the Far East, 1941-1945. Aircrew of No. 684 Squadron RAF, attend a briefing on the weather before taking off on a photo-reconnaissance sortie at Alipore, India. Corporal Taylor (right) explains the meteorological situation to Wing Commander W B Murray, the Commanding Officer of the Squadron (smoking pipe), Flight Lieutenant N Ribison and Flying Officer B Redfern..

Military transport on the line between Nässjö - Falköping.

Poll photo collection. War volunteers in Malacca and Indonesia. Soldiers in the evening in Kamp Morib Beach on Malacca. March 1946. Malacca, Malaysia

While Sipping Hot Coffee, Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg And Brig. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell Talk With Officers Of The 386Th Bomb Group During The Former'S Inspection Tour Of The 9Th Air Force Base At Beaumont, France On 23 October 1944.

Poll photo collection. Soldiers in Amersfoort. Soldiers on the meal. undated. Amersfoort

SRA Mary McKeon opens packages of C-rations. Air Force members are being fed outside the dining facility as part of warfare survival training. Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RECREATION War

At one of the new U.S. air bases in Russia, officers and men of the two Allies listen to a concert of Russian folk music.

England-ofrt crew completes tour of Operational Flights with mission over Augsburg on 16 March. Left to right: 2nd Lt. Edgar H. Carter of Center, Texas, navigator; 2nd Lt. Charles W.J. Stang, co-pilot of Cincinnati, Ohio; 2nd Lt. Frederick B. Lemmon

Anefo photo collection. Army Army Anefo London series. Army 619 GEN. Paget inspection Transport Dutch Forces. Dutch army camp Wolverhampton. British authorities visit Dutch camp. Bernard Paget inspects transport Dutch troops. 1941. Britain

Naafi Canteens Cater For US Troops- the work of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, England, UK, 1943 Enjoying tea, cakes and a chat at a NAAFI somewhere in England are T/S John Wojciechowski (of 11 Vernon Street, Patchogue, New York), Private William Lewis (of 1530 North Carlyle Street, Tyler, Texas), Private Charles Esposito (of 422 Sheridan Street, Johnstown, Pennsylvania) and Corporal Jake Groner (of Box 2625 17th Street, North Sacramento, California). Corporal Groner is smoking a cigar.

09/30/1936. Distribution of food in the trenches of the first line of fire.

Air Force personnel make contact prints in the laboratory at an air base somewhere in North Africa. 90th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, 18 December 1942.

German Prisoners of War in Britain- Everyday Life at a German Pow Camp, UK, 1945 A group of German Prisoners of War read as they sit around the inside edge of a bell tent at a PoW camp, somewhere in Britain. The large central pole which holds the tent up can be clearly seen.

Anefo photo collection. Military exercise "Hold Fast" in Germany. September 16, 1952. Germany

RUSSIA-Canteen worker hands out hot coffee and hot cocoa to crews after their return from a mission.

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

Trying To Get Their Minds Off Their Flying Buddies Are (Left To Right) 2Nd Lt. Dale E. Carlberg, 25, 611 S. 18Th St., Nampa, Idaho, Bombardier, And 2Nd Lt. Richard P. Sprigle, 22, 462 W. Philadelphia St., York, Pa., In A Game Of Checkers. Note Plane Pict

Anefo photo collection. Dutch mine sweeps. Crew Dutch mine sweeper, former persons fishing fleet. passenger. March 1942

Empire - and World - Party- Radio Broadcast From the Overseas Club, St James's London, 1942 A group of two Americans and two Britons listen to the broadcast from the Hall of India at the Overseas Club. Left to right they are: ACW2 Patricia Graham WAAF (from, Ripley, Hampshire), Corporal H Bielski (standing, from Rapid City, South Dakota), ACW2 Maclean WAAF (was in Tangier until 4 years ago), and Lieutenant Peyton Mathias (from Montgomery, Alabama).

Anefo photo collection. Reproduction Marvo. Sailors at cannon. July 16, 1948

Cameramen In The Photographic Section Of The 386Th Bomb Group Check K-20 Aerial Cameras At Great Dunmow, Essex, England, In Preparation For A Mission On 7 May 1944.

Gunnery Instruction At The 401St Bomb Group Base Was Constant And Careful. Here, T/Sgt. J.D. Disskon, T/Sgt. T.R. Stokesberry And Two Unidentified Men Work With The .50 Cal. Machine Gun. England, 22 October 1944.

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

After receiving orders from Hdqs. the S-2 (Group Intelligence) officers and men fill in a multitude of details-weather, bomb loading, gasoline mileage, aiming point, pore over aerial photos of target, check enemy defenses in vicinity and then they

The Royal Air Force in Britain during the Second World War

Two Luftwaffe soldiers painted ammunition holders for the aircraft guns at Leeuwarden airbase.

Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South-east Europe, 1942-1945. Air Vice Marshal R M Foster, Air Officer Commanding the Desert Air Force, sitting in his office trailer at DAF Advanced Headquarters at Cesena, Italy.

Leave On The Rock Gibraltar's "Soldier's Country Club" -- "Tea In Bed" the beginning of a day at the Rest Camp.A one-time summer residence of the Governor and C. in C. Gibraltar is now a holiday, or "rest camp" for serving soldiers, recapturing the atmosphere of the country club of peacetime Britain.Leave for the Gibraltar Garrison is a difficult problem, as "rest camps" were established for short, well-earned holidays away from the routine and the tunnelling of the Rock. The Soldier's Country Club has its own, Inn, Cinema, games section, library largely stocked by Sir George Gaggero, and E.N.S.A. for entertainment. The catering is highly praised. March 16, 1942. (Photo by British Official Photograph).

Photograph of Lieutenant-General Stilwell inspecting a motor school at the Chinese-American training centre. Left to right: Colonel Frank Dorn, aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Stilwell; Lieutenant-General Stilwell; Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, in charge of the motor school and Colonel George W. Sliney, chief of the artillery section. Dated 1942

German soldiers peel potatoes., 1940 photograph Ten German soldiers help with potatoes peel. The potatoes go in a big tub. There are ten Dutch children around them. The weather is nice and it is pleasant. On the back it says: Holland Sept. 1940. Adriane Zwischen den II Zug. Raamsdonksveer photographic support gelatin silver print occupation ~ war. occupier and civilians. cleaning vegetables - CC - in the open air Raamsdonksveer

Command transfer.kolonel-kite-observer J.N. Mulder, Ridder Military William Order (RMWO) (center), has just transferred the command about the Ypenburg airbase to Colonel kite H.J. Doornbos. Here during the farewell reception in conversation with a few soldiers.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Departure from Battaljon 1-8 RI from Padang. Three soldiers of 1-8 ri (Veluwebataljon) in their cabin. April 18, 1948. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Padang, Sumatra

Anefo photo collection. Corporal Captijn and his adopted child Rawi stand at a table where the Marechaussee checks the upcoming on the basis of passenger lists. 28 June 1947. Rotterdam, South Holland

Colonel Reed And Air Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group At 8Th Air Force Station 167 In England, 11 October 1943.

Men that will lead 8th Air force Bomber Group Shuttle Mission to Russia check the route on their map before take-off on the attack 21 June 44, that saw them take off from bases in Britain, attack targets in central Germany and then fly on to land

Mails from new Guinea very landed from the faith in Australia. Scotty Allen near door of plane. August 6, 1934.

LETTER IN NO MAN'S LAND-Cpl. Stephen Salak (center) of McKeesport, Pa., received his first letter from home, but because his buddies, all members of a 9th AF Aviation Engineer Battalion had not received any mail at all, he shares the family secrets

Test shooting with the Stengun with the safety instructions of 1948 or much earlier,

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