Photos WW2 US Forces

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A US soldier with a German prisoner of war during the Battle of the Bulge. Near Bastogne. Belgium. December 23-26, 1944. © Robert Capa © International Center of Photography | Magnum Photos

 

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Sergeant De Sales A Glover of the 458th Bomb Group poses next to his ship Big Time Operator with his waist gun and ammunition. From October 1942 through July 1944, he flew 31 missions, mostly over Germany, earning a Purple Heart and many other medals, before his age was discovered and he was discharged at the age of 16, the PMC News reported in October 1945.

Born Desailles Allen Glover and later legally changed his name to Allen Desailles Glover. He reenlisted in the Air Force when he turned 18 and served 22 years. He passed away January 24, 1998

 

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Escort carrier USS Anzio (CVE-57) rolling heavily while trying to maintain course and speed during a typhoon east of the Philippines, 17 December 1944. Note the casual attitude of the deck crew. A Grumman TBF (or TBM) Avenger is visible on the left, a Grumman F4F (or FM) Wildcat is tied to far end of the deck.

 

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An anti-aircraft gun crew of the Battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62), watches as a Japanese kamikaze plane is about to strike the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CV-11) on 25 November 1944 during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Two kamikazes struck the ship killing 66 sailors.

 

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Seabees with Marines of the 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division on Peleliu; September, 1944. The Seabees served as stretcher bearers for evacuating wounded Marines from the battlefield.

 

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B-17E "The Last Straw" Serial Number 41-2432

On December 6, 1941 took off piloted by 1st Lt. Robert E. Thacker as part of an unarmed ferry flight that departed Hamilton Field bound for Hickam Field. On the morning of December 7, 1941, the formation arrived during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. While landing at Hickam Field, this B-17 was accidentally fired on by American anti-aircraft gunners and blew a tire during the landing.

During December 1941, this B-17 flew search missions off Hawaii. Afterwards, ferried overseas to Australia.

On March 12, 1942 took off on a bombing mission against Salamaua and claims a Zero shot down.

On July 24, piloted by Lt. Hughey with co-pilot 1st Lt. Gilbert Erb departed Longreach Airfield to Mareeba Airfield.

On September 28, 1942, piloted by 1st Lt Gilbert E. Erb on a flight from Mareeba Airfield to Archerfield Airfield.

Later, assigned to 43rd Bombardment Group, 65th Bombardment Squadron. Nicknamed "The Last Straw". Modified to mount twin 50 caliber machine guns from the tail of another B-17 in the nose for added forward firepower.

During January 1945, this B-17 was scrapped at Brisbane.

 

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USS Cowpens during Typhoon Cobra in the Philippine Sea. 18 December, 1944.

 

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Three Native American code talkers from the 1st Marine Division on their way to Okinawa; March 1945. From left to right, PFC Joe Hosteen Kellwood (Navajo), PFC Floyd Saupitty (Comanche), and PFC Alex Williams (Navajo). All three men survived the war. Code talkers served in all six Marine divisions

 

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20 March 1943. USS Essex (CV-9) on her shakedown cruise.

 

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Column of Russian Soldiers advancing into the Korean Peninsula meet US Personnel - September 1945
The Soviet Union occupied the north of Korea, and the USA occupied the south, with the boundary between their zones being the 38th parallel, squashing hopes for a unified post-WW2 Korean nation
LIFE Magazine Archives - George Silk Photographer

 

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A M4A1 Sherman of the 713th Tank Battalion equipped with a flamethrower torches the entrance to a cave in Southern Okinawa - 1945.

 

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US troops advance through a breach in the Siegfried Line (West-wall); Sept 1945

 

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Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group paint the nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed “Nine-O-Nine” (OR-R, serial number 42-31909) at Bassingbourn England, 1944. She completed 140 combat missions during the war, setting the Eighth Air Force record for most missions without loss.

 

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“KING KONG” an M4A2 of C Company, 4th Marine Tank Battalion, supporting Marines during fighting near Marpi Point, Saipan, July 8th, 1944