Through the Camera's Eye:
The Allison Collection 
of World War II Photographs (continued)

Date      

Image #

Caption

7-25-44

77.09.1970

New York Bureau
American Tank Destroyer Crew
ITALY -- Fighting with the Fifth Army, are: (left to right, atop tank destroyer), T/5 Lawrence Felker, Chicago, Ill.; Sgt. K.D. West, Van Alstyne, Tex.; and S/Sgt. Cornelius Orend, Louisville, Ky. Below are: T/5 Walter Haryliew, of Erie, Pa.; and T/5 Elias Domingues (right), of Pecos Tex.
Credit Line (ACME) (WP)

7-25-44

77.09.3092

New York Bureau
Soviet Infantry on the March
PSKOV, POLAND—Soviet infantrymen pass through a street in Pskov after fleeing Germans demolished the town. The Russian Army is now less than 50 miles from Warsaw, the Polish capitol.
Credit: ACME Radiophoto

7-25-44

77.09.4185a

MEDICAL AID FOR FRENCH BABY
FONTENAY-SUR-MER, FRANCE – Lt. Samuel J. Ravitch, of Quincy, Fla., U.S. Army medical officer with a civil affairs unit, examines a French baby.  Helping him, are (facing camera): Eugenia Fuchs (center), former surgeon with the Russian forces at Leningrad, who was captured by the Germans and forced to care for TODT organization workers; and Louise Portman, a Swiss girl, member of the medical corps of the Free French Army.
Credit: U.S. Army photo from Acme

7-25-44

77.09.4620a

New York Bureau
“High Water Mark” of Battle
St. Lo, France – Abandoned foxholes and hurriedly discarded effects mark a line behind this hedgerow where American troops rested before plunging on into the battle for St. Lo. Helmets, playing cards, mess kits, and hundreds of other belongings litter this field. In the background, tanks and men are gathered in the field. Passed by censors.
Credit: ACME Photo by Bert Brandt for War Picture Pool

7-26-44

77.09.1250

Services For Saipan Dead
New York Bureau
SIAPAN--In respect for their dead and missing comrades members of the Fourth Marine Division stood solemnly by to hear memorial services by the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish chaplains in the official Division cemetery on Saipan Island. The Navy today revealed that the conquest for this key base in the Marianas, in American causalities, 3043 killed, 13,049 wounded and 305 missing.  Battle for the island saw the enemy put up the stiffest resistance yet seen in the Pacific
Credit: WP

7-26-44

77.09.1290

Chicago Bureau
Double Bomb Bays Open
SEATTLE, WASH – just released for publication is this photo of the mighty Boeing B-29 Superfortress with it’s two sets of bomb bays’ doors open, ready to pour forth a deadly cargo. To keep the plane’s center of gravity undisturbed, bombs drop from the bays alternately.
Credit:  ACME  

7-26-44

77.09.1964

New York Bureau
Brazilian Army in Italy
ITALY -- The first contingent of Brazilian troops march in Naples, Italy, after their arrival. They are on their way to the staging area before entering actual combat. Troops reached Naples July 16th.
Credit (ACME)

7-26-44

77.09.1965

New York Bureau
German Prisoners Head for U.S.
AT SEA -- Headed for the United States, wounded and ailing German prisoners follow doctor's orders and get plenty of fresh air and sunshine as they lounge on the open deck of a Coast Guard-manned transport. They are attired in robes and slippers provided for them. A Coast Guardsman, at right, chats with an English-speaking prisoner.
Credit (Coast Guard Photo from ACME)

07-26-44

77.09.2803

New York Bureau
Guam Airfield Blasted
Guam – A Japanese airfield dispersal area on Guam received accurate bombing from carrier-based aircraft June 19^th as is shown here by the wrecked Nipponese planes strewn on the beach, in revetments, and in open dispersal areas.  This is one of the airfields currently being assaulted by the combined American forces, and may now be in the hands of the invading Yanks.
Credit Line (U.S. Navy photo from ACME)

7-26-44

77.09.3894

New York Bureau
Excess Baggage
About to ship out as replacements to a combat unit, American soldiers rid their packs of clothes not needed at the battle front. Assigned to a combat unit, they must travel with the lightest possible gear.
Credit: U.S. Army photo from ACME

7-26-44

77.09.4177a

NEW YORK BUREAU
“MOANING MINNIE” IS KAPUT
FLEURY-SUR-ORNE: Patriots raise their French flag over a six-barrelled German mortar, which was called “moaning Minnie” and which had been posted at the mouth of a cave near here.  The cave had also been used by the Germans for storing ammunition, and for the last six weeks had been used as a shelter for 900 people of the village.
Credit: Acme

7-27-44

77.09.105

New York Bureau
French Underground Emerges
Members of the French underground movement advance with medical supplies for villages to the south after the British had stormed the River Orne to take Caen. These patriot Frenchmen carry the tricolor of France and the British Union Jack for identification. Note the first helmeted man in the group wears the Cross of Lorraine sewed to his tunic.
Credit-WP-(ACME)

7-27-44

77.09.1279.a

New York Bureau
LONDON, ENGLAND-- In one of the sections of the new deep shelter, Londoners lie in the double row of bunks, at the right, a warden holds a child.
Credit ACME

7-27-44

77.09.1280

New York Bureau
IRAN—Following a concert given for troops ion the Persian Gulf Command, The visiting artists appear for a curtain bow.  Left to right , standing are:  Andre Kostelanetz, conducting the all-soldier orchestra; Miss Carolyn Gray, NBC pianist; Frank Versaci, Flutist; Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly, commanding General Persian Gulf Comand; Lilly Pons, Metropolitan Opera Star; and T/3 Frank P. McDonald, announcer.
(Passed by censor)
Credit;  ACME

7-27-44

77.09.2723

New York Bureau
Those Versatile Helmets!
At Sea – Here is a new use for those handy GI “toppers” – a scrub tub for pups! U.S. Marines, headed for a landing on Guam, primp their pets for the occasion, receiving advice – and some help – from their buddies.
Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo from ACME

7-27-44

77.09.2724

New York Bureau
U.S. Stars Give Concert for Royalty
Iran – While in the Persian Gulf Command giving concerts for the troops, Andre Kostelanetz, Lily Pons, and other American artists also gave a performance for Iranian Royalty. Here, listening to the performance, are (in first row): Princess Ashraf Pahlevi, sister of the Shah; Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress of Iran; His Imperial Majesty, Mohamed Reza Pahlevi, Shahinshah of Iran; and Princess Shams Pahlevi, another sister of the Shah, recently married to a doctor or Egyptian Nobility. (Passed by Censors)
Credit: ACME

7-27-44

77.09.4258a

NEW DEEP SHELTER AGAINST “BUZZ-BOMBS”
LONDON, ENG—To allow Londoners protection and to give them some opportunity to sleep while the city is under bombardment by German Robot “Buzz Bombs,” the first of a series of deep shelters has been opened. These new shelters consist of two main twin tunnels running beneath existing tube railway (subway) lines. They are divided into 6 sections each fitted with bunks for 500 persons. Cross-passages connecting the two tubes contain first aid posts, lavatories and machinery control rooms. Bunks fold against the walls when not in use to allow free passage of traffic. Four canteens are provided at suitable points, run by volunteer organizations. The shelters are controlled and administered by commissioners for the London civil defense region. Each shelter is in charge of a shelter superintendent, with a nucleus staff of fulltime wardens supplemented by volunteer wardens.
New York Bureau
In one of the shelters, Londoners enjoy a bit of recreation, dancing before retiring for the night.
Credit Line (ACME)

7-27-44

77.09.4259a

LONDON, ENG—To allow Londoners protection and to give them some opportunity to sleep while the city is under bombardment by German Robot “Buzz Bombs,” the first of a series of deep shelters has been opened. These new shelters consist of two main twin tunnels running beneath existing tube railway (subway) lines. They are divided into 6 sections each fitted with bunks for 500 persons. Cross-passages connecting the two tubes contain first aid posts, lavatories and machinery control rooms. Bunks fold against the walls when not in use to allow free passage of traffic. Four canteens are provided at suitable points, run by volunteer organizations. The shelters are controlled and administered by commissioners for the London civil defense region. Each shelter is in charge of a shelter superintendent, with a nucleus staff of fulltime wardens supplemented by volunteer wardens.
New York Bureau
At a First Aid station, nurses take care of minor casualties.
Credit Line (ACME)

7-28-44

77.09.2170

Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Chow Time for Yank Troops Near Pisa
ITALY – American troops find time for chow in the devastated outskirts of Pisa, being attacked by advancing forces of the Fifth Army. Opening stage in the battle for the historic Italian town has started with an artillery duel across the Arno River.
Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Acme)

7-28-44

77.09.2589

Superfortresses Blast Manchuria
In their first daylight attack, giant B-29 Superfortresses carried out their third raid on Japanese military objectives, smashing at industrial targets in the Mukden area of Manchuria. Mukden, a city of 2,880,000 is a heavy industrial center. The area is a concentration of steel, synthetic oil and ordnance works. In Mukden proper, shown above, is the Mukden arsenal, which manufactures arms and munitions and operates a power plant.
Credit: ACME

7-28-44

77.09.2644

New York Bureau
Superfortresses Blast Manchuria
Carrying out their third raid on Japanese military objectives, U.S. Army Superfortresses have smashed at industrial targets in the Mukden area of Manchuria. The area is a concentration of heavy industries including steel, synthetic oil and ordnance. Mukden, shown above, is a city of 2,880,000. Among its industries are the Mukden Arsenal, which manufactures arms and munitions and operates a power plant.
Credit: ACME

07-28-44

77.09.2733

San Francisco Bureau
Marines Push Forward on Tinian
Tinian, Marianas Is. – With monotonous regularity – for the Japanese on the Marianas Islands – the Marines land again.  This time it is Tinian, less than three miles from Saipan, and the third in the group to be invaded in less than six weeks.  Tanks roar ashore from landing craft, drive up beach road gouged out by a bulldozer toward island’s vital airfields.
Credit line Marine Corps Photo from ACME

7-28-44

77.09.4034.a-b

New York Bureau
Just a Friendly Tussle
The crew of the British Escort Carrier HMS Searcher keep in physical trim by staging a free-for-all tussle on the ship’s flight deck. “Able Dog Spud”, the ship’s mascot, (foreground) flees from the mad scramble, while the rest of the crew (background) awaits its turn.
Credit: British official photo from ACME

7-28-44

77.09.4420ab

New York Bureau
Wounded Canadian Runs To Attack
France – Wounded, his arm in a sling, and smoking a cigarette, a Canadian soldier forgets his pain as he dashes ahead to join his comrades in the attack on Colombelle. Taking of the town was part of the assault in which British and Canadian Troops stormed Caen. (Passed by Censor.)
Credit: ACME

7-29-44

77.09.778

New York Bureau
Yanks Mop Up In Marigny
France—American soldiers cautiously advance through the ruins of Marigny, France, on the look out for enemy snipers. Last pockets of resistance in the town have been cleaned out by mopping up units.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto by ACME