World War, 1939-1945

A black and white copy of a watercolor painting by Dwight Shepler of the USS South Dakota in action with Japanese planes during the Battle of Santa Cruz which took place October 11-26, 1942.

The USS Alabama is at anchor in Casco Bay, Maine, painted with its dazzle camouflage color scheme.

The USS Pennsylvania, the third vessel to carry the name, is shown during a bombardment of Guam Island in 1944. The Pennsylvania was launched March 16, 1915, commissioned June 12, 1916 and decommissioned August 29, 1946.

The USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) and battleships of the Colorado class are followed by three cruisers as they move in a line into Lingayen Gulf preceding the landing on Luzon, Philippines.

A battleship, possibly the USS Indiana, fires its guns during an unidentified engagement.

Task Force 34.8.1 battleship squadron 2 bombarding Kamaishi, 275 miles off Tokyo, Japan, as seen from the USS South Dakota (BB-57), July 14, 1945. Battleships from foreground to background are: USS Indiana (BB-58), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Quincy (CA-71), and USS Chicago (CA -136).

The USS Mississippi (BB-41) bombards Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands as seen from the USS Baltimore (CA-68).

President Harry S. Truman and others salute the flag (Flag of Liberation)in Berlin, Germany, where he will speak at flag raising ceremonies. The flag which flew over the Capitol in Washington, D.C., when America entered the war will be hoisted over the headquarters of the U.S. Group Control Council, the former headquarters of the Luftwaffe. The same flag was raised in Rome and is destined to fly over Tokyo. On Truman's right are Generals Patton and Eisenhower. (See also 2007-277 and 66-3441.) President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference. From: Solomon Bogard.

President Harry S. Truman steps down from his car after arriving in Berlin, Germany, for flag raising ceremonies. The flag (Flag of Liberation), which flew over the Capitol in Washington, D.C., when America entered the war, will be hoisted over the headquarters of the U.S. Group Control Council, the former headquarters of the Luftwaffe District Comm. The same flag was raised in Rome and is destined to fly over Tokyo. General Patton (back to camera) is saluting the President. The others are unidentified. (See also 66-3441.) President Truman is in Germany for the Potsdam Conference.

Photo postcard shows the World War II destruction of Old Town Square in Old Town, Warsaw, Poland. Postcard caption reads, "Warszawa Rynek Starego Miasta."