Rudder’s Redoubt
The story of the U.S. Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion scaling the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc on D-Day to attack a German artillery battery has captivated many students of Operation…
The Oozlefinch
1940s Tichnor Bros. postcard rendering of the Oozlefinch. The Oozlefinch is the unofficial mascot of present-day U.S. Air Defense Artillery that traces its origins to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery…
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Dug In
American soldiers man a dug-in 81mm mortar emplacement on a roadside near St. Vith, Belgium, on 24 January 1945. Left to right: Pvt. R. W. Fierdo, Wyahogn Falls, Ohio; S/Sgt.…
At Ease
Two soldiers pose in an artillery ammunition storage facility at Camp Pendleton, California, admiring a portrait of a young woman. A pinup of Susan Hayward from Esquire magazine hangs nearby,…
Europe Bound
"Colored" (the term in use at the time) enlisted men of Unit 5891-E (a detachment of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment) stop for a cup of hot coffee on…
The Bedford Boys
The men of Company A, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th U.S. Infantry Division were part of the first wave of troops that landed at Omaha Beach at 6:30 a.m. on 6…
Rommel’s Asparagus
Rommel's asparagus (Rommelspargel in German) were 4-to-5-meter-long (13 to 16 feet) logs which the German defenders placed roughly vertically in the fields and meadows of Normandy to cause damage to…
Do Your Bit to Save Gas!
Four girls roller skate down a New York City sidewalk in front of a USO Club to promote gasoline conservation in the early days of World War II. Note the…
Dangerous Crossing
Captain John McMahon of the U.S. Ninth Army (most likely the 102nd Infantry Division) carries a little girl across the destroyed combination railroad-vehicle bridge over the River Elbe at Tangermünde,…