Tank Destroyer at the Battle of the Bulge
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Sgt. Earl F. Scholz, Pvt. George E. Van Horne, and Pfc. Samuel R. Marcum (from left to right) of the Battery C, 702nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, US 2nd Armored Division (“Hell...
View ArticleSupply Drop in Bastogne, 1944
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Troops of the 101st Airborne Division watch C-47’s drop supplies to them in Bastogne, Belgium on December 26, 1944.
View ArticleSelecting Blood for Patient, 1950
Photo Credit: Cpl. Fred Rice/National Archives M/Sgt. George Miller selects human blood for patient at the 8076th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital at Kunr-ri, Korea. November 27, 1950.
View ArticleTaking a Rest during Evacuation, 1950
Photo Credit: Sgt. Dunlap/National Archives Pfc. Orvin L. Morris of the 27th Infantry Regiment takes a much deserved rest during his evacuation to Pusan, Korea on a hospital train, July 29, 1950. He...
View ArticlePfc. Conlon Waiting on Medical Aid, 1950
Photo Credit: Cpl. Dennis P. Buckley/National Archives Pfc. Thomas Conlon, 21st Infantry Regiment, lies on a stretcher at a medical aid station on September 19, 1950. He was wounded while crossing the...
View ArticleBob Hope with X Corps Troops, 1950
Photo Credit: Cpl. Alex Klein/U.S. Army Bob Hope, radio and screen star, sits with men of X Corps, as members of his troupe entertain at Womsan, Korea on October 26, 1950.
View Article“Nazi’s Quit!”, 1945
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Four MPs take a break along a German road to read in the “Stars and Stripes” newspaper about the Nazi surrender, May 1945
View ArticleCigarettes after First Aid, 1952
Photo Credit: Signal Corps/U.S. Army Wounded infantrymen of Co L, 31st Inf. Regt., 7th U.S. Inf. Div., light up cigarettes on October 14, 1952. They received first aid after sustaining injuries at a...
View ArticleSetting Fuses on a “Daisy Chain”, 1951
Photo Credit: U.S. Army A member of the 16th Reconnaissance Company, 1st Cavalry Division sets the fuses on a “Daisy Chain” of light anti-tank mines northwest of Youchon on November 10, 1951.
View ArticleThe History of Armed Forces Day
STANDING TALL – Official poster for Armed Forces Day highlights the “Defenders of Freedom”, 1951. Photo Credit: Department of Defense President Harry S. Truman addresses guests at the first Armed...
View ArticleWreckage in St. Vith, Belgium
Photo Credit: National Archives Here is a portion of the wreckage in St. Vith, Belgium, after units of the 7th Armored Division, took the town. During the Battle of the Bulge, German and U.S. troops...
View ArticleReleasing a Radiosonde, 1952
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Member of the Field Artillery Meteorological and Topographical Detachment, U.S. 8th Army prepares to release a radiosonde into the night in December 1952. A radiosonde...
View ArticleD-Day in Pictures: Part IV
D-Day in Pictures: Part I D-Day in Pictures: Part II D-Day in Pictures: Part III “They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate.” – President Franklin D....
View ArticleTunnel Positions near Heartbreak Ridge, 1952
Photo Credit: National Archives Infantrymen of the 27th Infantry Regiment, near Heartbreak Ridge, take advantage of cover and concealment in tunnel positions, 40 yards from the Communists on August...
View ArticleGun Crew near the Kum River, 1950
Photo Credit: Signal Corps/U.S. Army A howitzer gun crew checking their equipment near the Kum River on July 15, 1950.
View ArticleConducting Services near Hwachon, 1951
Photo Credit: Pvt. Jack D. Johnson/National Archives Chaplain Kenny Lynch conducts services north of Hwachon, Korea for men of 31st Infantry Regiment on August 28, 1951.
View ArticleTroops Pausing for a Rest, 1944
Photo Credit: National Archives American Infantrymen pause to rest en route to front lines, beyond Malmedy, Belgium on December 29, 1944. Left to right, Sgt. Lyle Greene, Rochester, Minnesota, S/Sgt....
View ArticleGuitar and Music during Operation Yellowstone, 1968
Photo Credit: National Archives Following a hard day, a few members of Company “A,” 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division, gather around a guitar player and sing a few...
View ArticleThe Last Two Minutes of Fighting, 1918
Photo Credit: U.S. Army Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay, Meuse in France, wait for the end of hostilities. This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m., on November 11, 1918, two minutes...
View ArticleArmy & Navy men sign a telegram, 1918
Photo Credit: U.S. Navy Army and Navy men sign a telegram which they sent to General Pershing: “This is the anniversary of the first year of America’s entry into the world war, but you can count on us...
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