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12-28-42 |
77.09.3579 |
Radiophoto
Shadowed by the Future
Western Desert—The shadow of an English guard is before these Nazi
prisoners in a photo that is symbolic of the entire British advance in
the desert where thousands of Nazis were rounded up. These spiritless
Germans were captured after our Allies left Agheila and started toward
Tripoli. The British are now only 180 miles from Tripoli where Rommel
is moving the bulk of his army, 90 miles from the Eastern Tunisian
border. Radioed from Cairo to N.Y. today.
Credit: ACME radiophoto. |
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12-28-42 |
77.09.3626 |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
Nazi Spearhead Blunted in Caucasus
New York, N.Y.—In this photo, flashed by radio from Moscow to New
York, Oct. 28, Red Guardsmen are shown attacking the Nazis in the
Nozdok area of the northern Caucasus. Today’s information from the
area, indicates that Nazis driving toward valuable Caucasus oil fields
have been pushed back from Tuapse in heavy mountain combat. Passed by
censors.
Credit: ACME radiophoto. |
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12-28-42 |
77.09.3835 |
Boston Bombers Blast Dutch Works
Smoke wells up from the target area as the unescorted Boston Bombers
that successfully attacked Nazi-controlled steel works in Holland fly
away unharmed. The angle of the photo gives indication of how long the
American made planes in the R.A.F. Bomber Command were flying in the
daring daylight attack. It looks like a direct hit on the tanks of the
Benzol by-product plant at the Royal Dutch Blast Furnace and Steel
Works at Velsen.
Credit: ACME. |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.251 |
New York Bureau
Getting Ready for North Africa
Six U.S. Navy fighter planes line up along the edge of the flight deck
of an aircraft carrier to test their machine guns, as the warship
nears the shore of North Africa. Smoke around nose of third fighter
from left, shows its guns are in action. This photo has just been
released in Washington.
Credit: (U.S. Navy Photo from ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.2911 |
New York Bureau
A Day Off in New Guinea
New Guinea: - It’s not all blood and sweat and toil for the American
soldiers in New Guinea. Occasionally they get a day off, and then
they go sight-seeing. Sgt. Albert Bretz, of Wadena, Minn. (left) and
Sgt. John Lamping of St. Louis, Mo., wandered down to shore and found
a native family swimming in their front yard - so to speak.
Credit Line (ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.3347 |
Supplies for Marines on Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal – U.S. Marines unload supplies from small boats on the
beach at Guadalcanal island. In background, can be seen part of the
convoy that brought the supplies to the fighting Leathernecks.
Credit line (U.S. Marine Corps photo from ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.3348 |
New York Bureau
Fuel to Blast the Japs
New Guinea: - Australian troops gather gasoline drums which were
dropped over the side of a United Nations supply ship to stock an
allied base in New Guinea. This is but a token of the supplies needed
to blast the Japs out of the island.
Credit line (ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.3370.a |
New York Bureau
Aleutian Mud
The tasks of provisioning themselves and caring for their equipment
sometimes proves as hard as smacking the Japs in fog-bound Kiska
island nearby, but Uncle Sam’s flyers pitch right in. The going was
rather muddy for this soldier who’s carrying a supply of tent pegs
over the soggy ground.
Credit (Official Army photo – ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.3371 |
New York Bureau
Weather Clear, Track Muddy
New Guinea: - The skies had cleared, but the roads were muddy after a
heavy rain in New Guinea. But these American Army trucks easily
negotiated the sloppy land to deliver supplies to our boys.
Credit line (ACME) |
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12-29-42 |
77.09.3778 |
New York Bureau
Navy Blimps at Rest
Lakehurst, N.J.—Nestled in their huge hangar at the Naval Air Station
in Lakehurst, these U.S. Navy “K” Type control blimps are being
serviced for patrol duty along the Atlantic Coast, where they have
done much to keep the submarine menace in check.
Credit: U.S. Navy photo from ACME. |
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12-30-42 |
77.09.258 |
New York Bureau
They Annoy Subs, Too
LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Nestled in their huge hangar for servicing by
ground crews are four of the U.S. Navy's "K" type lighter-than-air
ships. This type blimp is used for squadron duty and has played a
prominent role in anti-submarine warfare off the Atlantic coast.
Credit (Official Navy Photo - ACME) |
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12-30-42 |
77.09.1257 |
New York Bureau
Bath Tub, Wash Tub
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA—American soldiers press this body of water
into double service—as a bath tub and a washtub. They launder their
clothes and themselves as a watchful guard stands on shore to spot any
unwanted visitors. Latest reports from New Guinea indicate that two
expanding Allied wedges are threatening to isolate Jap forces on Buna
beachhead.
Passed By Censor
Credit: ACME |
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12-30-42 |
77.09.3363 |
New York Bureau
Circle of Terror
This unusual photo taken by a U.S. Army photographer flying in a B-17
bomber, one of an attacking formation, shows a Jap aircraft carrier
making a perfect circle in its attempt to dodge American aerial bombs,
near Midway island.
Credit line (U.S. Army photo from ACME) |
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12-30-42 |
77.09.3580 |
New York Bureau
A Stitch in Time
Six U.S. Navy fighter planes line up on the side of a flight deck of
an airplane carrier for machine gun firing, a precautionary check
before beginning operations in North Africa.
Credit: Official Navy photo, ACME. |
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12-31-42 |
77.09.3731ab |
New York Bureau
Agents of Mercy
Somewhere on the North Atlantic—Picked from the sea, the survivors of
a torpedoed British merchant ship are made as comfortable as possible
aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. They were given immediate hospital
treatment by Coast Guardsmen and taken to a friendly port. Passed by
censor.
Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo from ACME. |
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1-1-43 |
77.09.1320 |
NEW YORK BUREAU
HAPPY PATIENT
ABOARD THE U.S.S. SOLACE—This patient doesn’t seem to mind it a bit as
the doctor puts a cast on his fractured leg. Equipment aboard the
Solace, navy hospital ship, is as complete as in any hospital in the
U.S. It is a converted passenger liner that used to run from New York
to Miami. Now it travels alone, unarmed, with no passengers, and only
guns aboard are a few 45’s for internal protection. It is the only
ship in the Navy painted white with a green band around the sides and
a red cross on either side and on the smoke stack.
Credit: Acme |
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1-3-43 |
77.09.1074 |
RADIOPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
ROLL CALL FOR THE WAACS
FORT DEVENS, MASS. – The entire company of WAACS stationed at Fort
Devens, assemble for roll call on the snow-covered grounds of the
Fort, and a mighty fine-looking group of soldiers they make.
Credit: Signal Corps photo via OWI Radiophoto from ACME |
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1-3-43 |
77.09.1075 |
RADIOPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
DON’T CRY, LITTLE GIRL
FORT DEVENS, MASS. – If there are tears in WAAC Ruth Ballard’s eyes,
blame it on the onions. If she joined the Army to escape the kitchen,
tho’, she’s a mighty disappointed young lady, because she drew a KP
assignment during her first day on duty at Fort Devens.
Credit: Signal Corps photo from ACME |
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1-3-43 |
77.09.1076 |
RADIOPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
FOR THE FOLKS BACK HOME
FORT DEVENS, MASS. – Private Aime Courmier of Westbrook, Me., poses
for a photo to send to the folks back home with WAACS Mary Welsh
(left) of Vincennes, Ind., and Rebecca Carey of Durham, N.C. Alice
Games of Boise, Idaho, takes the picture on the grounds of Fort Devens,
where the girls have been assigned to duty.
Credit: Signal Corps photo from ACME |
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1-3-43 |
77.09.3678a |
New York Bureau
Soviet Advance Captures Nazi Equipment
Northwest of Stalingrad—Nazi equipment, littering the ground northwest
of Stalingrad, is a symbol of Soviet victory. To the southwest of the
city-battleground, the advancing Reds have captured several more
German strongholds. On all Soviet fronts, the Nazis are the underdogs,
futilily attempting to stop terrific Russian onslaughts.
Credit: ACME radiophoto. |
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1-4-43 |
77.09.1277 |
New York Bureau
Seek And Ye Shall Find
NEW GUINA—SGT. George Brownell of Platterville, Wis., is looking for a
pair of shoes in a salvage dump in a native village in New Guinea.
This photo was taken at the start of the American offensive to retake
Buna.
Credit ACME |
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1-4-43 |
77.09.1865 |
ATTACK ON AXIS CONVOY
This unusual photo was taken as bombs from an Allied plane burst in
the center of an Axis convoy off the Dutch Coast. A short time later,
a large supply ship in the center of the convoy was successfully
torpedoed.
Credit: Acme |
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01-04-43 |
77.09.3372 |
New York Bureau
They poured it on Jap-held Wake Island “at an unidentified U.S.
advance base in the Pacific”, crew members of an Army Air Force bomber
stand under the wing of their ship before taking off for a Christmas
eve bombing attack on Wake island, scene of the gallant Marine stand a
year ago. In this raid, 76,000 pounds of bombs were dropped on the
Jap-held island (Not to Editors: Do not mention type of bomber shown)
Credit (7th Air Force photo from ACME) |
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01-04-43 |
77.09.3373 |
New York Bureau
Passing the Ammunition
New Guinea – U.S. soldiers carry ammunition up to the front
preparatory to the offensive to retake Buna. Photo was taken at a
native village before the campaign.
Credit line (ACME) |
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1-4-43 |
77.09.3677a |
New York Bureau
Picnic of Revenge
Kalinin Region, Russia—Soviet women and children live a communal life
on the blasted battleground where their homes once stood in a village
in the Zurtsov area of the Kalinin Region. Russian troops have driven
out the Nazis, but the wreckage of war remains where families live in
German dugouts and swear revenge.
Credit: ACME. |
