Official Military Photographs

The National WWII Museum houses thousands of photographs taken by the Army Signal Corps and other official military photographers.

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an old photo of two men standing next to each other in front of shelves with bottles

Sir Alexander Fleming explaining Penicillin to PFC Robert C. Prough, England, 1945 (2001.013.033)

United States Army Signal Corps photograph of Professor Sir Alexander Fleming talking to Private First Class Robert C. Prough about the Penicillin drug. Official caption stamped on reverse: "UKB-45-10 5 Jan / Credit.......U S Army Signal Corps / Photog........T/5 Fred Cerfida" Taken at the 5th U.S. Army Hospital Center in England on 5 January 1945. Selected from The Maude Garbutt Hayman Collection 2001 at The National WWII Museum.

an old black and white photo of a tank in the water

Deep Wading M4 Sherman deboarding LCT(A)-2188, England, 1944 (2001.015.031)

Official United States Army Signal Corps photograph of a M4 Sherman tank with Deep Wading Gear vertical vents being driven out of LCT(A)-2188 into shallow water during training exercises. Taken in England in early 1944. Selected from The Maude Hayman Collection 2001 at The National WWII Museum.

an old black and white photo of four women in uniform standing next to a wrecked car

Official US Navy Photo: 1131 CINCPAC-POA (2001.351.003)

Abbreviated official caption: "Army nurses who survived the suicide attack of a Japanese plane on the U.S.S. Comfort, April 28 about 50 miles south of Okinawa, inspect charred wreckage of the aircraft. [The ship] was operating under full hospital procedure, was clearly marked and was fully lighted. Left to right are: 2nd Lt. Mary Lee Carpenter, 1st Lt. Gertrude J. Weiss, 2nd Lt. Ierme Jacob, 1st Lt. Frances M. Lajevic, 2nd Lt. Doris Gardner, and 2nd Lt. Mary Rodden. 3 May 1945."

a man sitting on top of a tank in front of a building

PH-47: A Cameraman’s Right Hand | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

Designated the PH-47, better known as the Speed Graphic, this was the standard issue camera to US Army photographers.

an old black and white photo of people walking across a rope bridge

Marines for a Day (2008.295)

Featured are 3 Army Signal Corps photographs from The Emmy Lou Swann Collection 2008. Swann, who went by Nan Holliday, was a member of a 25 member USO troupe that performed the musical “Girl Crazy” in the Pacific theater from December 1944 to June 1945. One of their first stops was a Marine Corps training facility in Hawaii. During their stay, the performers were invited to participate in some of the training exercises. See more from The Swann Collection in "Previously Unpublished."

Airmen of the 2nd Air Division returning to the US, 1945 (2012.019.228)

Official US Army photograph of airmen of the 2nd Air Division packed inside a Consolidated B-24 Liberator in July 1945. These servicemen are returning to the United States from the Pacific theater. Selected from The Isaac B. Utley Collection 2012 at The National WWII Museum.

an old black and white photo of rows of trees

US Military Cemetery No. 3, Caronia, Sicily, 1944 (2013.495.1098)

Official US Army photograph of US Military Cemetery No. 3 in Caronia, Sicily, taken in 1944. Selected from The Thomas J. Hanlon Collection 2013 at The National WWII Museum.

an old black and white photo of a cannon laying on its side in the dirt

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Philippines

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Wreckage of Japanese 12 short naval gun, Philippines, 1945 (2008.354.376)

Official Signal Corps photograph of a wrecked Japanese 12 short naval gun. This photograph was taken in 1945 in the Philippines. Selected from The Donald E. Mittelstaedt Collection 2008 at The National WWII Museum.

Official Signal Corps photograph of a Private First Class James Lovelace being loaded into a Douglas C-47 Skytrain by Army medics at the 3rd US Army Air Evac Holding Station. This photograph was taken in September 1944 in Toul, France. Selected from The Allan Voluck Collection 2015 at The National WWII Museum. 7th Infantry Division, Magazine Street New Orleans, Army Medic, Fort Benning, Military Decor, Warrant Officer, Military Training, Us Soldiers

7th Infantry Division

Magazine Street New Orleans

Wounded US soldier being loaded into a C-47, France, 1944 (2015.111.088)

Official Signal Corps photograph of a Private First Class James Lovelace being loaded into a Douglas C-47 Skytrain by Army medics at the 3rd US Army Air Evac Holding Station. This photograph was taken in September 1944 in Toul, France. Selected from The Allan Voluck Collection 2015 at The National WWII Museum.

an old photo of two airplanes flying in the sky

B-25 dropping bombs over Italy (2013.495.1689)

Official US Army Air Forces photograph of a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber dropping a bomb load over Comacchio, Italy. Selected from The Thomas J. Hanlon Collection 2013 at The National WWII Museum.