Straight from the archives of the Library of Congress, come these photos of World War II, photos the likes of which should be in the school history books.
Were it not for photos like the one below, I would never have realized that troops left ships through the 'jaws'. I would never have given it any thought.
Were it not for photos like the one below, I would never have realized that troops left ships through the 'jaws'. I would never have given it any thought.
Marine raiders 1944
Treating the wounded
Pin Up Girls (I love this!)
A US Coastguard manned transport. Check out the size of this thing!
Curtis Helldivers. See the bomber sitting backwards in the backseat?
General Douglas MacArthur accompanied by his officers
More wounded being treated.
Preparing bombs
See them coming out of the jaws of the ships?
Burial at sea. I had no idea they did this; I'd thought they shipped all dead troops home.
Paratroopers landing in the Philippines, February 1945
Marines from the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the US flag on Mt Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945
Marines preparing graves for their buddies who perished in the taking of Iwo Jima
Graves of more heroes who died during the taking of Iwo Jima
The mushroom cloud after the atomic bomb was dropped over Nagasaki Japan. 70,000 people died.
August 14, 1945 Manhattan's Times Square: This kiss celebrating the end of WWII
Remember how much people used to celebrate when our troops came home?
Spectators and correspondents from all over the world gather to watch Japan's formal surrender.
General Douglas MacArthur signing the Japanese surrender documents aboard the USS Missouri, 9/2/45
I hope you enjoyed this look at our nation's history. Don't worry, there will be no exam.
