Through the Camera's Eye:
The Allison Collection
of World War II Photographs (continued)
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Gallery 89
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Date
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Image # |
Caption |
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12-13-43 |
77.09.4608a |
New York Bureau
It’s Christmas for Yanks in Britain
England – The arrival in England of Christmas packages for Americans
soldiers brings cheer and anticipation to this group of Yanks. Sgt.
Kenneth L. Thiem (center, facing camera), of Los Angeles, California,
whistles with delight as he receives his package, while Pvt. Leslie
Rachline (kneeling, right) of North Bergen, New Jersey, eagerly
searches for his gift. At top right (left to right) are Pvt. Mitchell
Kucharsky, Brooklyn, New York, and Pvt. Walter W. Newman, Fort Wayne,
Indiana.
Credit: U.S. Signal Corps Photo from ACME |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.632 |
New York Bureau
Lord Gort Accepts Scroll from President
MALTA – Field Marshal Lord Gort, (at microphone in group at right), as
he made a speech of acceptance for a scroll presented to the people of
Malta on behalf of the people of the U.S., and expressing American
admiration for the courage and fortitude of the Maltese. Just before
this photo was taken, the scroll was presented to Lord Gort by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, (seated in Jeep, at left). Standing
near the rear wheel of the Jeep, (left foreground), is Major John
Boettiger, the President’s son-in-law, who actually handed the scroll
to Lord Gort, during the recent ceremony.
Credit: (OWI Photo from ACME) |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.924 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Brazilian Army Men in North Africa
North Africa—Members of the Brazilian-U.S. Joint Defense Commission
listen to Maj. Dudley Williams give a resume of the Allied invasion of
Algeria at St. Eugene, Algiers, one of the landing points. Prominent
in the group are: Gen. Mascarenhas and Gen. Anor of the Brazilian Army
and Maj. Gen. J.G. Ord, U.S. Army member of the Commission. Officer at
extreme left acts as interpreter.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME. |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.937 |
New York Bureau
Main Street
New York City—A Russian peasant woman does no visiting or “shopping” on
the main street of Zhizdra, a town liberated from the Germans.
Retreating Nazis used a hit and run policy, burning and razing a town
before they retreat.
Credit: ACME. |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.1004 |
RADIOPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
ROOSEVELT REVIEWS GUARD IN MALTA
MALTA – President Franklin D. Roosevelt, (seated in front), and Field
Marshal Lord Gort, (seated in rear), Commander-In-Chief of Malta, as
they rode along in a jeep to review a Guard of Honor, during the
President’s recent visit to the Mediterranean Island. The Guard was
made up of a RAF Unit, 50 British Marines, 50 Royal Navy men, and 100
Maltese troops. The jeep is one of three presented to the British by
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and the vehicle bears the name, “Husky”
Credit: OWI Radiophoto from ACME |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.2130.a
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New York Bureau
Death Plays No Favorites
ITALY – Death favors no side in this war. Dead British and German
soldiers lay side by side before the jagged entrance to Monastery
Hill, where in life they fought each other hand to hand, with ‘no
quarter” hostility
Credit (Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from Acme) |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.2131
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New York Bureau
Wounded Italians Carried to Rear
ITALY – Seriously wounded Italian soldier, injured in the first battle
in which Italians went into action against their form Nazi allies, is
carried to a rear dressing station by his comrades.
Credit (Acme Photo by Sherman Montrose for the War Picture Pool,
transmitted to the U.S. by Signal Corps Radiotelephoto) |
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12-14-43 |
77.09.2463 |
New York Bureau
Navy’s Hard Hitting Carrier Forces
Beneath a warship’s dual purpose guns, a pair of carriers of the
25,000 ton Essex class steam toward Wake Island in one of the first
combat photos of the new flat-tops. Starting with a blow at Marcus
Island, October 5-6; Rabaul, November 5 and 11; Makin and Tarawa,
November 20, and are presently engaged in assaults on the Marshalls
and Nauru.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo from ACME. |
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12-15-43 |
77.09.886 |
New York Bureau
Headed for All-American Raid on Bremen
Washington, D.C.—This photo, just released in Washington, shows
liberator and flying fortresses of the U.S. Army Air Forces, filling
the sky as they head for the heavy All-American raid on Bremen,
Germany, last Nov. 26. More than 1,000 planes took part in the raid
and more than 60 can be counted in this photo.
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo from ACME |
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12-15-43 |
77.09.1869 |
Caption only partially legible.
NEW YORK BUREAU
MASCOT PARADES, TOO
SICILY—Touching their battle-helmets as they march in review before
their distinguished visitor, President Roosevelt, these veterans of
the Sicilian campaign are led by their unconcerned mascot, who ambles
along with…FDR a second glance. In left, fore-…Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark. |
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12-15-43 |
77.09.3682a |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
Streetcar Riders Killed by Shells
Leningrad—Bodies of citizens of Leningrad, killed when German and
Finnnish guns bombarded the city recently, are piled on the street as
rescue workers go through the wrecked trolley cars looking for other
victims. This photo was flashed to New York by radio today. (Passed by
censors).
Credit: ACME radiophoto. |
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12-15-43 |
77.09.3922.ab |
New York Bureau
Yank “Calling Cards” For Bremen
Washington, D.C. – A stick of ten heavy bombs drops from a Flying
Fortress of the U.S. Army Air Forces, in the center of this photo,
just released in Washington. Exploding anti-aircraft shells, (bottom,
center), and vapor trails, (top) can be seen in the photo which was
taken during the heavy all-American 1,000 plane raid on Bremen,
Germany, last Nov. 26, during the week when Allied Bombers were
blasting Berlin to bits.
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.142 |
Washington Bureau
Axis Attack on Bari
In the shadow of an anti-aircraft gun, Allied ships burn furiously in
the Southern Italian port of Bari, following a German air raid on Dec.
2, 1943. Secretary of War Stimson today announced that two ammunitions
ships were hit and the resultant explosion caused spreading fires
which destroyed or damaged a number of Allied cargo ships and small
harbor craft. There were an estimated 1,000 casualties, including 37
American naval personnel.
Credit Army Signal Corps Photo From (ACME) |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.143 |
Washington Bureau
Axis Attack on Bari
Allied ships burn furiously in the Southern Italian port of Bari
following a German air raid on Dec. 2, 1943. Secretary of War Stimson
today announced that two ammunitions ships were hit, and the resultant
explosion caused spreading fires which destroyed or damaged a number
of Allied cargo ships and small harbor craft. There were an estimated
1,000 casualties, including 37 American naval personnel.
U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo From (ACME) |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.174 |
New York Bureau
Allies Blast Tarawa
This photo, taken from the air as Allied air and sea forces bombarded
the islands of the Tarawa group, shows Jap installations burning
fiercely on one of the islands. In the battle, one of the bloodiest in
history, U.S. Forces suffered many casualties.
Credit: (ACME) (WP) |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.1459 |
Allied ships burn furiously in harbor at Bari after attack & air raid
by Nazi bombers Dec. 2. Most of precious cargo of ships had been
removed prior to attack.
U.S. Signal Corps Photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.1460 |
New York Bureau
Softening Up the Enemy
ITALY – Dark smoke marks Allied bomb hits on German positions across
the Sangro River (foreground) as a terrific aerial “softening-up”
precedes an 8th Army advance across the Italian waterway.
Looking toward Santa Maria the river, crossed by the British on
November 25, can barely be seen in the foreground.
Credit Line (ACME) |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.1461 |
New York Bureau
Dropping Shells on Nazi Headquarters
CONCA CASALE, ITALY – A towering column of white smoke marks an
exploding American shell, just beyond the church (note steeple), which
houses the German headquarters in Conca Casale, just North of Venafro.
In foreground, (photo above), U.S. snipers lie ready to pick off any
of the Nazis who try to escape from the bombarded building.
Credit Line (ACME Photo by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool
transmitted by Signal Corps Radiotelephoto) |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.2677 |
New York Bureau
Yanks Hit Japs at Home – (#1)
Washington, D.C. – This photo, just released in Washington, shows the
Japanese Shinchiku Airdrome on the island of Formosa, before it was
blasted by fighters and bombers of the U.S. Army 14th Air
Force, during a raid on Thanksgiving Day, 1943. This marks the first
time Japanese island bases have been struck from China proper, where
the Allies now have bases. (Also see Acme photo #W707378).
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.2678 |
New York Bureau
Yanks Hit Japs at Home – (#2)
Washington, D.C. – This photo, just released in Washington, shows Jap
aircraft burning on the Shinchiku Aerodrome on Formosa, during an
attack last Thanksgiving Day (1943), by fighters and bombers of the
U.S. 14th Army Air Force, which took off from bases in
China proper. This photo was taken just after fighter planes swept the
target in a low-level strafing attack, which set fire to the Nip
aircraft. A short time later, American bombers blasted the airfield
and installations with heavy bombs.
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.2679 |
New York Bureau
During Battle at Tarawa
This photo, taken from the air during the battle for Tarawa, shows
landing craft streaking for the shore loaded with U.S. troops, while
in the background columns of smoke mark an island of the Tarawa group
under heavy bombardment by Allied Air and Sea Forces. The battle was
the bloodiest in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps, and both Japs
and Americans lost heavily. (Passed by Censors)
Credit: ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.2680 |
New York Bureau
Checking in After Rabaul Raid
South Pacific – The flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS Saratoga,
represents a neat problem in handling traffic, as planes come in after
the raid on the Jap base at Rabaul, New Britain, last Nov. 5. The raid
was credited with severely crippling the Nip stronghold, and it was
reported abandoned after a subsequent raid. Here, a Douglas Dauntless
(SBD) Dive Bomber, (foreground), is checked in while, beyond, another
taxies up after landing, its prop still spinning. In the background, a
third SBD comes in for a landing.
Credit: U.S. Navy Official photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.2683 |
New York Bureau
After the Battle at Tarawa
Betio Island, part of the Tarawa group, shows considerable evidence of
the terrific fire concentrated on it during the battle for Tarawa, by
Allied Sea and Air Forces. Shell craters pock the tiny strip of land
and the shallow water near it, and palm trees have been stripped of
their foliage by the fury of the battle. Planes along the air strip
are American planes
Credit; ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.3884a |
New York Bureau
Raiders’ Return
At Sea – Returning to the flight deck of the USS Saratoga after the
terrific, November 5th raid on Rabaul, wounded Rear Gunner
AOM Kenneth Bratton, of Mississippi, winces as he is lifted from the
turret of the Avenger in which he fought. Applying a tourniquet to his
shattered knee, Bratton managed to retain consciousness until he was
carried from his post by Lt. Julie Bescoes, USNR, formerly a
University of California coach and All-American grid star.
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo from ACME |
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12-16-43 |
77.09.4145a |
New York Bureau
GOOD WORK PAL
ENGLAND—Two jubilant fighter pilots greet the new top-scoring ace of
the U.S. 8th Air Force fighter command, Capt. Walker M.
Mahurin, 24, of 927 West Wildwood, Fort Wayne, Ind., as he returned to
his base in England from an escort mission over Bremen. On the flight
he shot down three ME-110s to bring his total score to eleven. On the
following Bremen mission, he increased his tally to twelve.
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo |
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