World War II Photographs

World War II Photograph: Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16585 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16586 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16589 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16592 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16593 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16594 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16595 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16596 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

80-G-16599 Army sortie over Kiska, Alaska, October 8-9, 1942.

World War II Photograph: Bomb handling at an advanced Pacific base.

80-G-166952 Bomb handling at an advanced Pacific base.

World War II Photograph: View on the flight deck of the USS Lexington (CV-2), at about 1500 hours on May 8, 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Smoke is rising around the after aircraft elevator from fires burning in the hangar.

80-G-16802 View on the flight deck of the USS Lexington (CV-2), at about 1500 hours on May 8, 1942, during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Smoke is rising around the after aircraft elevator from fires burning in the hangar.

World War II Photograph: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942. A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible against the smoke in the center of the view.

80-G-17015 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942. A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible against the smoke in the center of the view.

80-G-17024 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942. A TBD-1 torpedo plane is visible at right, beyond the large splash.

World War II Photograph: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is hit during attacks in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942.

80-G-17025 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is hit during attacks in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942.

World War II Photograph: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed, during attacks in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942. Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.

80-G-17026 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho is torpedoed, during attacks in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942. Photographed from a USS Lexington (CV-2) plane.

World War II Photograph: Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku under attack in the Coral Sea by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes, during the morning of May 8, 1942. Flames are visible from a bomb hit on her forecastle.

80-G-17031 Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku under attack in the Coral Sea by USS Yorktown (CV-5) planes, during the morning of May 8, 1942. Flames are visible from a bomb hit on her forecastle.

80-G-17046 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942.

World War II Photograph: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 9142. A TBD ""Devastator"" is visible in the lower right center and another plane can be seen in the top center.

80-G-17047 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 9142. A TBD ""Devastator"" is visible in the lower right center and another plane can be seen in the top center.

80-G-17048 Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho under attack in the Coral Sea by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft in the late morning of May 7, 1942.

World War II Photograph: Oil tanks burning on Sand Island, Midway, during the night of June 4-5, 1942. They had been set afire by the Japanese air attack on the morning of 4 June. Light from this fire guided at least one Marine aviator back to Midway after an attempted night attack mission against Japanese ships on June 4-5.

80-G-17053 Oil tanks burning on Sand Island, Midway, during the night of June 4-5, 1942. They had been set afire by the Japanese air attack on the morning of 4 June. Light from this fire guided at least one Marine aviator back to Midway after an attempted night attack mission against Japanese ships on June 4-5.

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