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MacArthur and Osmeña Ride Into Tacloban, 1944

General Douglas MacArthur and Philippine President Sergio Osmeña ride by jeep to the October 1944 ceremony at Tacloban, Leyte, where civil government was restored.

A Submarine Sailor, His Comics and the Boat’s Dog

Historical Photos, WWII

A U.S. Navy submarine sailor reads the comics in the shade of the conning tower while the boat’s mascot dog pants beside him. The story of the dogs that went to sea.

Detailed Map of Beulah, Florida

Florida

A detailed map of Beulah, Florida, showing every building in its true location, the roads by name, and shaded topographical relief.

Testing a Gun Turret at the Glenn L. Martin Plant, 1943

Historical Photos, WWII

A glass-domed machine gun turret is tested on its stand at the Glenn L. Martin plant near Baltimore in 1943, before going into a PBM Mariner flying boat.

Miles Davis King and His 20mm Gun, USS Tulagi, 1944

Historical Photos, WWII

Steward’s Mate Miles Davis King carries a loaded magazine to his 20mm gun aboard USS Tulagi on the way to the invasion of southern France, August 1944.

Gerald Ford Goes Up for the Tip-Off on USS Monterey, 1944

Historical Photos, WWII

Future president Gerald Ford jumps for the ball in a game on the forward elevator of the carrier USS Monterey in June 1944. The court was his idea.

A 30-Ton Boulder for Guam’s Seawall, 1945

Historical Photos, WWII

Seabees of the 76th Construction Battalion haul a 30-ton boulder to build the two-mile Glass Breakwater at Apra Harbor, Guam, in August 1945. Its story.

A Navy Radar Screen and the Men Who Read It

Historical Photos, WWII

A round Navy radar screen laid over the men who read it, about 1944 to 1945. How the PPI screen worked and how radar plot became the Combat Information Center.

A Sailor’s Bible the Night Before a Raid on Manila Bay

Historical Photos, WWII

Steward’s Mate James Lee Frazer reads his Bible below decks the night before a Navy raid on Manila Bay in World War II. The restored photo and its story.