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Invasion Armada Swarms upon Eniwetok

Date: 1944
Description: Original caption reads: "Coast guardsmen shuttle landing craft back and forth from the anchorage to the beach of Eniwetok Atoll, bringing in fighters and s...
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Stern of USS West Virginia

Date: 12 07 1941
Description: Sailors clear the stern of the battleship USS West Virginia in berth F-6 at Pearl Harbor, most likely after it was hit by at least a few of the 7 to...
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Loading Wounded onto Ship

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Description: Wounded soldiers are being loaded onto a hospital ship in Iwo Jima.
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Hospital Ship USS Samaritan

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Description: Deck of the hospital ship USS Samaritan at sea. There are various forms of bedding and mattresses airing out on the railings and on the deck.
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Loading Wounded Soldier onto Ship

Date: 1945
Description: Overhead view of men loading a wounded soldier onto a hospital ship.
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Marine Casualties at Iwo Jima

Date: 1945
Description: Marines, killed in action, lie on stretchers covered with ponchos on the beach at Iwo Jima. Four marines attend to the dead. Tents, military boats, and an ...
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Transporting Wounded Soldiers

Date: 1945
Description: Overhead view of wounded soldiers being transported to the USS "Samaritan".
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Body on Stretcher

Date: 1945
Description: A body on a stretcher is lying on the deck of the USS "Samaritan." The body is covered by a blanket, except for an arm which has a small tattoo. Behind the...
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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: Helilift of corpses after a Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop mats on the ground in a field. S...
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Helilift of Corpses

Date: 06 1962
Description: In the aftermath of Viet Cong attack on the village of Vinh Quoi, corpses await helilift. The corpses are wrapped in sheets and lying atop woven mats in a ...
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Where General Reynolds Was Killed

Date: 07 1863
Description: Stereograph of McPherson's Woods, where General John Reynolds, commanding the First Corps of which Wisconsin's 2nd, 6th, and 7th regiments were a part, was...
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Unloading of USS Samaritan

Date: 03 1945
Description: Elevated view looking down towards a group of men taking a wounded soldier down a ramp from the USS Samaritan to a waiting ambulance. Several milita...
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Dead Viet Cong Soldiers on a Beach

Date: 1965
Description: Bodies of several dead Viet Cong soldiers lying on a beach. Several U.S. soldiers observe as bodies are placed in the sand from a truck.
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Dead Viet Cong Soldier

Date: 1965
Description: U.S. soldiers drag the body of a dead Viet Cong soldier on a beach.
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Plan of the Operations of General Washington, Against the Kings Troops in New Jersey, from the 26th, of December, 1776, to the 3d. January 1777

Date: 04 1777
Description: Map showing the area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes and battles of British (red) and American forces (blue). The map inclu...
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German Soldiers Carrying Wounded Soldier

Date: 1915
Description: German soldiers are carrying a wounded Austrian soldier over a narrow bridge in Galicia.

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