World War, 1939-1945

Tank destroyers, serving as artillery, fire on enemy positions at night in the snow. They are using two types of ammunition, one which has very bright powder flash, and another which has a dull red glow that gives off very little light. Sparsbach area, France.

Private Charles Preston, Nicholasville, Kentucky, brushes snow from 30 caliber machine gun mounted on his jeep. He is moving against the German counter-thrust. It snowed in this area on the first day of winter.

American troops debarking from LST's under fire from German artillery during early stage of the invasion on Utah Beach, at Les Dunes De Madeleine, France.

President Harry S. Truman and Prime Minister Winston Churchill have an informal chat before lunch at Mr. Churchill's residence in the Berlin area. They are attending the Potsdam Conference.

Two infantrymen receive medical attention from first aid men while lying in the snow in the 84th Division, U.S. First Army, sector of Belgium. They were hit during mortar barrage a few minutes earlier.

United States Army paratroopers dash through field in assault on Arnhem, amid bursting German 88's.

Tanks and infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company "G," 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow towards their objective in Belgium. U.S. First Army, near Herresbach, Belgium.

Hundreds of American troops are shown marching in formation in front of the Arc de Triomphe, completed in 1836, in Paris, France. Presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, 1946. This photo was the basis of the three-cent stamp (see photograph 98-2518). A 4x5 negative came with the photograph.

Japanese family camps in ruins of Nagasaki, having built temporary shelter from bits of metal and wood debris on the terraced hill that was once row on row of houses. From scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters, U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July, 1946.

Scenes around the White House showing crowds and reporters receiving news of the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.