USS_Houston
Off San Diego, California, in October 1935, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on board. She is flying an admiral’s four-star flag at her foremast peak, and the Presidential flag at…
Charley-and-Graham-2017-Gold-Beach
On Gold Beach, the German bunker which stood in the way of the Sherwood Rangers’ entry into Normandy still stands sentinel. On that spot this June 6th , the Sherwood…
German underground ball-bearing factory in Germany, 1945
A German underground ball-bearing factory in Germany, 1945, where all size bearings were made. Shown is a row of polishing and grinding machines used to finish the bearings. This might…
A_graphic_line-up_of_all_the_personnel_required_to_keep_one_Avro_Lancaster_of_RAF_Bomber_Command_flying_on_operations,_taken_at_Scampton,_Lincolnshire,_11_June_1942._CH15362
The personnel required to keep one Avro Lancaster flying on operations, taken at Scampton, Lincolnshire. Front row (left to right); flying control officer, WAAF parachute packer, meteorological officer, seven aircrew…
This photo was on the cover of ‘YANK’ Magazine, Continental Edition of January 14, 1945, entitled “PRESENT ARMS” it featured Pfc. Robert Leigh and his collection of enemy weapons taken by the 83rd Infantry Division during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest. (MP.38 and MP.40’s, an MG.34 and an MG42)
This photo was on the cover of ‘YANK’ Magazine, Continental Edition of January 14, 1945, entitled “PRESENT ARMS” it featured Pfc. Robert Leigh and his collection of enemy weapons taken…
D-day_-_British_Forces_during_the_Invasion_of_Normandy_6_June_1944_B5110
Sherman tanks and other vehicles of 13th/18th Royal Hussars, 27th Armoured Brigade, aboard LCT 610 approaching the French coast, 6 June 1944. The Sherman tank in the foreground (T147161 ’10’…
1st Infantry Division in Bütgenbach
The 1st Battalion of the U.S. 26th Infantry Regiment passing through the railway viaduct north of Bütgenbach, Belgium, on the Monschauer St. (N647) towards Bütgenbach. The railway viaduct was part…
The Purple Heart Medal of Pfc. James T. Hull
Maj. Gen. Lester Simpson, commanding general of the 36th Infantry Division, receives the Purple Heart Medal of Pfc. James T. Hull from retired Command Sgt. Maj. Cecil Hull. (Credits: Maj.…
Shermans-loaded-in-LCT
U.S. Army M4 “Sherman” tanks of Company A, 741st Tank Battalion and other equipment loaded in an LCT, ready for the invasion of France, circa late May or early June…
B26 Marauder being shot down
A U.S. Army Air Forces Martin B-26G-11-MA Marauder (s/n 43-34565) from the 497th Bombardment Squadron, 344th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, enveloped in flames and hurtling earthward after enemy flak…
