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[On Board Hospital Plane]

Description: Photograph of wounded soldiers aboard a Hospital Plane from Makin Island. Two soldiers are sat on cots and looking at a shirtless soldier standing in the middle of the plane. The middle soldier seems to be holding a Japanese flag with writing on it.
Date: 1943~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Rear Admiral Fitch in Front of Plane]

Description: Photograph of Rear Admiral Fitch posing in an aviation suit in front of an airplane. Rear Admiral Fitch wears a flight cap, goggles and gloves. Only the front of the airplane and it's propellor are in view.
Date: 1945~
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Pacific Army and Navy Chiefs Plan Strategy]

Description: Photograph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, (right), Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, talks over future strategic moves with General Douglas MacArthur, USA, Commander-in-Chief, Southwest Pacific Area. General MacArthur is pointing at a map on the left with a tobacco pipe. He is wearing a light-colored collared shirt, a tie, pants and black dress shoes. Admiral Nimitz is wearing a white collared shirt with 4-stars pinned to it, a black tie with a tie clip, pants and black dress shoes.
Date: April 27, 1944
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Sailor on the U.S.S. Langley]

Description: Photograph of a shirtless sailor with his back to the camera crouched down on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Langley (CVL-27), anchored in Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands. A 40 mm gun is attached to the ship on the left side. The U.S.S. Saratoga (CV-3), U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10), and U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6) can be seen on the horizon.
Date: March 2, 1944
Creator: Smith, Loran F.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Sailors in Classroom]

Description: Photograph of four sailors in a classroom by a chalkboard. The two men on the left wear light-colored long-sleeved collared shirts tucked into their belted pants. The man furthest left rests his hand on the back of a wooden chair while the man next to him writes on the chalkboard. The two men on the right wear white long-sleeved sailor uniforms with long black neckties and are holding their white sailor caps.
Date: July 6, 1944
Creator: United States. Navy.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[USS South Dakota Heads for Action]

Description: Photograph of the Navy battleship, USS South Dakota, in a column formation as it prepares to join other Navy battleships in pounding distant enemy positions. Three other battleships are seen in the water straight ahead of the USS South Dakota.
Date: April 28, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[USS St. Louis]

Description: Photograph of sailors on the USS St. Louis manning antiaircraft artillery guns. One of the sailors is crouched underneath the weapon and another stands underneath while looking over the edge of the ship. The other sailor stands to the side of the guns and is waving a small flag over the edge of the boat.
Date: 1943~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Raising the USS Oglala]

Description: Photograph of the USS Oglala being raised after Pearl Harbor. Three unidentified men stand near the wreckage. Several other ships line the background of the photo behind the sunken ship.
Date: 1942~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Pearl Harbor Medical Staff]

Description: Photograph of the Pearl Harbor Medical Staff. The group is arranged into three rows, and everyone is facing towards the camera. The front row is squatted and wearing white uniforms. The middle row is all woman, and they are wearing white dresses with nurse hats and standing. The back row is standing and wearing white uniforms with hats.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Under Camouflage]

Description: Photograph of marines on an unknown island under a camouflage canopy with an antiaircraft gun. The marines are stood around the gun and are wearing pants with military helmets.
Date: 1943~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Officers with Engine]

Description: Photograph of unidentified officers inspecting engines on an unidentified U.S. Naval ship. The men are wearing uniforms and appear to be talking to one another.
Date: 1943~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Return from Makin Island]

Description: Photograph of Admiral Nimitz, Col. Carlson and Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons after Col. Carlson's return from a raid on Makin Island. Admiral Nimitz is holding a Japanese officer's sword and pistol that was presented to him by Col. Carlson.
Date: 1942-08~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[War Weary Devil Dogs]

Description: Photograph of battle-weary Marines moving into a rest area in Guam after being relieved at the front lines by fresh troops. The men are arranged into two straight rows on either side of a dirt road.
Date: August 9, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Well Done]

Description: Photograph of Marine Lieut. Gen. Holland McT. Smith (holding helmet) congratulating a unit of the First Provisional Marine Brigade. The brigade has formed a circle around the lieutenant general and everyone is looking towards him.
Date: August 5, 1944
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Power on the Flood]

Description: Photograph of a small segment of the Navy's armada entering a Pacific anchorage. The lineup includes an Independence class carrier, an Essex class carrier, three modern battleships, and three cruisers. The lens of the camera distorts the perspective of the photograph, so that the ships seem much closer to each other than they really are.
Date: February 17, 1945
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Surfaced Submarine Receiving Supplies]

Description: Photograph of a surfaced U.S. submarine receiving supplies or mail somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Men stand on the deck of the submarine, men in a lifeboat float next to the submarine, and a Consolidated PBY Catalina floats in the background.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: United States. Navy
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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