A Parisian woman gives an American soldier a kiss during the Liberation of the French capital on Aug. 25, 1944.


Kiss of gratitude

American soldiers of "C" Company, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division, cautiously move toward the Legislature Building in Manila, the Philippines; February, 1945.
After shelling the Legislature Building and Intramuros (Historic walled section of the city) with a three day barrage of artillery fire, "C" Company of the 148th Infantry move toward the Legislature Building in the early morning. Tanks on the right  have ceased firing on the building and have moved back. This is probably Taft avenue.



Infantry mopping up

A 9th Infantry Division MP stands guard along the Rhine river at the commune of Erpel, Germany, on the opposite side from the town of Remagen. In the background, the Ludendorff Bridge is visible; 13 March 1945. 
