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[Letter from A. V. Arnold to the 7th Division Landing Force, 1944]

Description: Letter from Major General A. V. Arnold, second in command of the Seventh Infantry Division, to the men of the Seventh Division Landing Force giving them words of encouragement in preparation for the United States Philippines campaign, beginning with the Battle of Leyte on October 20th, 1944.
Date: 1944~
Creator: United States Army Seventh Infantry Division
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Souvenir Card from Charles Stasny to his Parents, September 24, 1944]

Description: Souvenir card from Charles Stasny to his parents with a handwritten message discussing Amphibious Group Three's occupation of Northern Japan. The card has a map of Amphibious Group 3's path through Northern Japan beginning in Aomori and travelling to Otaru. Envelope from Charles Stasny to his parents with text celebrating Amphibious Group Three and the USS Appalachian's (AGC-1) occupation of Northern Japan.
Date: 1944-09-24/1944-09-25
Creator: Stasny, Charles, 1921-2014
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Marines at Red Cross Tent]

Description: Photograph of Marines on Bougainville gathering around the Red Cross center there to read the latest news. The Red Cross center is a tent pitched with wooden stakes with Marines lined up underneath it and it's surrounded by trees. There is also a small wooden sign with "Red Cross" written across it to mark the tent.
Date: April 4, 1944
Creator: Batts, J. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Clipping photocopy: WASP Militarization Favored by Stimson]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of articles from the New York Times about the U.S.'s involvement in World War II, including an article about an initiative to give WASP members full military benefits. Among the articles are several small advertisements, some with illustrations. At the top of the photocopy is handwritten text identifying the newspaper and its publishing date.
Date: May 5, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Soldier with Binoculars]

Description: Photograph of a soldier in uniform holding a pair of binoculars up to his face, looking out to sea. Various Army buildings in a cleared patch of the forest can be seen in the background. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Myself in New Guinea looking at a convoy going up the coast, July 1944."
Date: July 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Filipino People]

Description: Photograph of a group of Filipino men, women, and children in a field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Filipinos returning to their homes at Cabanatuam, Luzon. They went to the hills the night before when we had a fight with the Japs."
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Photograph of Soldiers Cleaning Up]

Description: Photograph of the 44th Tank Battalion cleaning up the campsite where their tents were set up. A row of Army tanks can be seen in the background. Note on the back of the photograph reads, "Cleaning up after taking down our tents at Artillery School in New Guinea."
Date: July 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Four Soldiers and their Tank called "Grim Reaper"]

Description: Photograph of four men wearing khaki U.S. Army uniforms and standing in front of a tank called "Grim Reaper." The tank has a white star painted on the side of its turret. The crew is identified as Donald "Moe" Mercier, Bill Henley, Clyde Cooke, and Bruce Alexander. Other men can be seen near a tent and a truck in the background to the right.
Date: December 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Three Tanks and Their Crews]

Description: Photograph of three groups of uniformed U.S. Army tank crewmen posing in front of their tanks. The tanks have open hatches on their surfaces and their turrets are pointed to the right. One of the groups of men are identified as Don Mercier, Bill Henley, Clyde Cooke, and Bruce Alexander.
Date: December 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

The First Three Tanks into Manila

Description: Photograph of the first three American tanks that invaded Manila during World War II and their crews. On the far left is "Yankee" with Private First Class Don Malmfeldt, Sergeant Lawrence, Corporal Bernardo, and Private First Class Ladato. In the middle is "Battle Basic," which was the first to break down the walls of the Santo Tomas prison camp. Its commander is Captain Jesse Walters, but the rest of its crew is unidentified. The tank to the right, "Old Miss," is commanded by Lieutenant Robert… more
Date: [1944..1945]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
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