Still standing in the rubble of a church in the war-blasted town of Dulag, a statue of the sacred heart appears to gaze in quiet sorrow on the destruction wrought by battle's fury seething over Leyte Island, Philippines, 1944.  (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  026-G-3577
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1331

Jesus Statue in Rubble

U.S. Army troops pause for a look at a Japanese seaplane during the battle of Makin.  The plane was under repair in the lagoon when the invasion started.  The Japanese used it as a machine gun nest until American fliers took care of it.  November 1943.  (Coast Guard)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  026-G-3000
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1320

Wrecked Japanese Seaplane

All that is left of one Shinto shrine in Nagasaki.  The arch is made of elements.  This plus the fact that the blast could go through and around the structure, enabled it to escape destruction.  Japan, October 1945.  Lt. R. J. Battersby.  (Marine Corps)
Exact Date Shot Unknown
NARA FILE #:  127-N-137017
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1333