Through the Camera's Eye:
The Allison Collection
of World War II Photographs (continued)
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Gallery 95
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Image # |
Caption |
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1-10-44 |
77.09.3609 |
Next Mission—U.S.A.
North African Theatre—The “Desert Warrior”, a well-decorated Mitchell
B-25 bomber of the U.S. Army 9th Air Force, is shown just
before it was taken by its crew to the United States after completing
some of the most historic missions from the war from El Alamein to
Sicily. The crew members seated on the Jeep are (left to right): Sgt.
John R. Dawdy, of San Antonio, Tex.; Lt. Floyd R. Pond, Anadarko,
Okla., navigator; Capt. Ralph M. Lower, Spokane, Wash., pilot; Lt. T.R.
Tate; Lt. W.O. Seaman, Fresno, Calif; Sgt. J.B. Saragalo, Queens,
N.Y.; and pilot officer A.A. Martin, British, of Columbia, Canada. The
bombs painted on the cowling of the “Desert Warrior” represent the
missions this ship performed. On the map are recorded the individual
towns and battlefields bombed.
Credit: U.S. Signal Corps photo from ACME. |
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1-10-44 |
77.09.3610 |
Heading for a New Freedom
A North African Port—These refugees, left homeless by Hitler’s
ruthless advance in European countries, climb up the gangway of a ship
at a North African port. They will be taken, with others, to Palestine
where they will be given the opportunity to establish themselves as
agricultural settlers.
Credit: OWI radiophoto from ACME. |
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1-10-44 |
77.09.3611 |
New York Bureau
Heading for a New Homeland
A North African Port—A refugee family, left homeless by Hitler’s
ruthless advance in Europe, wait to board a ship at a North African
port, which will take them to Palestine. There they will be given a
chance to establish themselves as agricultural settlers.
Credit: OWI radiophoto from ACME. |
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1-11-44 |
77.09.322 |
New York Bureau
ACME Correspondent With MacArthur
NEW GUINEA -- Ware Correspondent Thomas L. Shafer, (left),
Photographer for ACME Newspictures, Inc. is shown with Gen. Douglas
MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander in the Southwest Pacific, as
Shafer explains the workings of a Speed Graphic Camera.
Credit: ( ACME Photo by Thomas L. Shafer for the War Picture Pool)
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01-11-44 |
77.09.3279 |
New York Bureau
Military Funeral for Officer and Correspondent
New Guinea – A firing squad salute precedes the burial of an American
officer, UP war correspondent Brydon Taves, and Harry Poague, another
war newsman, who were killed in an airplane accident in New Guinea.
They are buried in the American military cemetery near Port Moresby.
Credit (Official U.S. Army photo from ACME) |
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1-12-44 |
77.09.1424 |
New York Bureau
Wee Drop O’ Christmas Cheer
Somewhere in Italy—Refusing to be annoyed by the boom of big guns
being fired on Nazi positions above San Vittore, members of this gun
crew take turns at observing the Christmas holiday in the midst of the
fight. In foreground, three Yanks gather around a make-believe
Christmas tree, and one of them tilts the little brown jug for a wee
bit of Yule cheer. In background, their buddies crouch and hold their
ears as the gun goes off. This is an original of the radiophoto
previously serviced.
Credit: ACME. |
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1-12-44 |
77.09.3841 |
Chicago Bureau
Left or Right Handed?
Chicago—You can’t tell the left from the right in these new Army issue
gloves because they’re “ambidextrous,” says the Army quartermaster
depot in Chicago. Wac Lt. Elfrieda Heideman wears the gloves in which
the thumbs are knitted in a straight line with the other digits so
that the glove fits either hand. The ambidexterity lessens
replacements, too, says the Army, for only one glove has to be
replaced instead of a pair, should a glove wear out or be lost.
Credit: ACME. |
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01-13-44 |
77.09.2906 |
Our Newest Flattop
There’s a bow-on view of the latest addition to our Navy’s expanding
flattop fleet – one of nine 10,000-ton converted cruiser carriers of
the Independence class. Combining the speed of cruisers with the
deadly striking power of modern carriers, they add another
hard-hitting unit to the U.S. Navy forces now blasting the enemy, and
have recently delivered smashing blows to Jap bases from Wake to
Rabaul.
Credit Line (Official U.S. Navy photo from ACME) |
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1-13-44 |
77.09.3769 |
New York Bureau
Escorts for Allied Convoy
At Sea—With fighter planes ranged on their pitching flight decks, the
aircraft carriers Avenger and Biter toss in turbulent waters.
Escorting an Allied convoy through dangerous waters, the British
flattops press on through the stormy weather.
Credit: ACME. |
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1-13-44 |
77.09.3809 |
Patients Moved in First Massed Flight
Temple, Texas—Plenty of enlisted men were on hand as stretcher bearers
and 16 ambulances were used to transfer patients from airplanes to
McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, after the arrival of the first
convoy of patients to be sent by air in continental United States. The
patients, from Stark General Hospital, Charleston, S.C., were flown to
Temple in planes of the Air Transport Command.
Credit: U.S. Signal Corps photo from ACME. |
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1-14-44 |
77.09.1616 |
New York Bureau
Personal Revenge
Probably this FW190, viciously attacking a blazing Flying Fortress
(center, bottom), was assembled in the plane plant at Oschersleben,
where the B-17 just laid its eggs. The Nazi fighter plane goes in for
the kill, as the smoking bomber goes down, during the spectacular
January 11th raid when we virtually obliterated three
fighter plane assembly plants.
Credit: U.S.A.A.F. photo via SIGNAL CORPS TELEPHOTO from ACME
RADIOPHOTO. |
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01-14-44 |
77.09.3395 |
New York Bureau
Ancient Museum Tools Make Modern Armor – 2
New York City – Tools, hundreds of years old and part of a display in
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city, are now being used by
armorers at the museum to create body and head armor for American
fliers of World War Two. The Metropolitan Museum was chosen for this
work, which began last August, because it boasts the largest
collection of ancient armorer’s tools in the world. The work of
experimentation and improvement of body armor and helmets worn by
aircraft crews goes on behind a steel door, in strictest privacy.
Here is the skull cap of cloth, which is worn under the modern
aviator’s helmet developed by the museum. At right is an Italian
helmet of first half of the fifteenth century.
Credit line (ACME) |
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1-14-44 |
77.09.3840 |
New York Bureau
Flight Nurse Wears Her New Gold Wings
Captain Juanita Redmond, of the Army Nurse Corps, proudly wears the
gold wings of a flight nurse above her National Defense and
Pacific-Asiatic Theatre Ribbons, both of which bear the stars of
combat areas. The wings have just been adopted as the insignia of the
Army’s flying nurses. Captain Redmond, who hails from Swansea, S.C.,
also wears the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, with the stars
representing Bataan and Corregidor. She is now attached to the Office
of the Air Surgeon in Washington, D.C.
Credit: U.S. Army Air Forces photo from ACME. |
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1-14-44 |
77.09.4243a |
New York Bureau
BROUGHT HOME IN FLAMES BY “SERIES STUNTER”
ENGLAND—A ground crew extinguishes the flames ravishing the Flying
Fortress brought back to England ablaze by Lieut. Jack Watson, who
last made headlines when he flew low over the Yankee Stadium during a
World Series game last October and was rebuked by Mayor La Guardia.
When he was jumped ”by about 50 German fighters,” and a shell blew up
his No. 2 engine, Lt. Watson ordered his crew to jump, but managed to
bring the fiery Eagle home.
Credit (U.S. Army Air Forces photo via Signal Corps Radiotelephoto
from ACME) |
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1-15-44 |
77.09.2079 |
New York Bureau
Suspected Hoarded
PALERMO, ITALY – Suspected of hoarding wheat, this Sicilian land owner
vehemently protests an inspection of his storage bins by officials of
the Allied Military Government in Palermo. But, the AMG, whose job it
is to distribute food equally among civilians in occupied territories,
went ahead and searched—to find that the suspect had declared only
one-third of his wheat supply. The wheat was confiscated and hauled to
a central storage bin. Later, a jury found the owner guilty of
hoarding and the confiscation became permanent.
Credit Line –WP – (ACME) |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.1629 |
New York Bureau
Mountain Climbing Nazis
YUGOSLAVIA—Making a shabby showing against the Yugoslav partisan
forces led by General Tito, these Nazi warriors are having plenty of
trouble with the terrain in which the Guerillas force them to fight.
It’s a slippery dangerous trip for these Germans, as they stumble
through the snowy mountains of Montenegro photo was obtained through a
neutral source.
Credit: ACME. |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.1630 |
New York Bureau
Slippery Trip for Nazis
YUGOSLAVIA—Slipping and sliding over the snowbound rocks, a German
scout dog follows his Nazi masters as they make their way across the
heights of Montenegro, where General Tito’s guerilla forces are making
things mighty hot for the Fascist forces. Photo obtained through a
neutral source.
Credit: ACME. |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.2076 |
New York Bureau
Prisoners of the Germans
SOMEWHERE IN RUSSIA – Two Soviet partisans, and one old woman rounded
up with them, trudge wearily behind their Nazi captor, who takes them
to headquarters for “questioning”. All badly wounded during fighting
as the rear of German lines, the prisoners know that they can expect
no mercy from Hitler’s men, who wince at the mere mention of Soviet
guerillas. Photo obtained through a neutral source.
Credit Line (ACME) |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.2077 |
New York Bureau
Out into the Daylight
BERLIN – Glad to find themselves alive after another heavy night-time
pounding of Berlin, civilians climb wearily from air raid shelters
into the chilly, bleak morning. Hurrying through the shattered
streets, none will breathe easily until they reach their homes, which
may have been leveled by Allied bombs. Photo obtained through a
neutral source.
Credit Line (ACME) |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.2078 |
New York Bureau
Cellar Shoppers
BERLIN – Shopping in the basement of a Berlin store, these German
women aren’t bargain-hunting. It’s just about the only place they can
shop in the bomb-blasted city. Retail store owners salvaging what they
could from the piles of bombed shops, have moved to their cellars,
where they still sell to a limited number of customers.
Credit Line (ACME) |
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1-16-44 |
77.09.3621 |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
Red Tanks Battle Night and Day
Ukraine—A Soviet tank makes a spectacular picture as it fires on enemy
positions at night on the first Ukranian front. Red Army troops have
killed more than 100,000 Germans in 21 days of fighting on that front
and in the past 24 hours have advanced five miles into German lines.
Credit: ACME radiophoto. |
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1-17-44s |
77.09.1631 |
New York Bureau
Kiel Raided
GERMANY—Swirling, billowing clouds of smoke rise from bomb battered
Kiel as Eighth Air Force Flying Fortresses and Liberators rained
thousands of fire bombs down on the German U-boat and shipyard center
during an attack on the 5th of January.
Credit: USAAF photo from ACME. |
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1-17-44 |
77.09.3031 |
New York Bureau
Shelling Nazis
ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT—Shelling enemy communication lines, a heavy
Soviet gun makes things hot for the Nazis in the Vitebsk area, as the
Russians fight in a snowbound forest. Photo radioed to New York today
(January 17th) from Moscow.
Credit: ACME Radiophoto |
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1-17-44 |
77.09.3032 |
New York Bureau
Speeding Toward Nazi Lines
UKRANIAN FRONT—Carrying tankborne infantry toward the front, Soviet
self-propelled guns and tanks speed along a snow-banked Ukranian road
as they chase the fleeing Nazis. Photo radioed to New York today
(January 17th) from Moscow.
Credit: ACME Radiophoto |
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1-18-44 |
77.09.132 |
New York Bureau
Fighting Through the Downpour
Cape Gloucester, New Britain – In spite of the tropical downpour that
literally falls in sheets, drenching the fighters and their equipment,
our Marines carry on in their battle for Cape Gloucester. His uniform
plastered to his body, a Leatherneck gun crew member raises his hand
to give the firing signal to men manning this 75mm Howitzer.
Credit: -WP-(ACME Photo by Frank Prist, Jr., for the War Picture Pool)
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