World War II Pacific Theater and Occupation of Japan 1943 to 1946 Photographs of Combat and African American Military Presence any labeled with locations such as Saipan, Tarawa, Attu, and Wake Island
World War II Pacific photographs, circa 1943 to 1946, document both active combat operations and the immediate postwar occupation of Japan, providing direct visual evidence of battlefield conditions and the transition to U.S. military governance following Japanese surrender. The archive juxtaposes frontline engagements across major Pacific campaigns with scenes of.....