A lonely Navy Hospital Corspsman writes a letter home. Picture taken on Utah Beach, Normandy, France; 11 June 1944.


Far from home

An F6F Hellcat fighter takes off from the American aircraft carrier Hancock while refueling the carrier from the Taluga military tanker; 1945.

Take-off from the carrier

US Navy Underwater Demolition Team explodes 8000 lbs of Tetrytol to clear way for the landings on Peleliu, Palau Islands, South Pacific Ocean; September, 1944.
Tetrytol is a high explosive, comprising a mixture of tetryl and TNT.