Pvt. Paul Oglesby, 30th Inf., standing in reverence before an altar in a damaged Catholic Church.  Note: pews at left appear undamaged, while bomb-shattered roof is strewn about the sanctuary.  Acerno, Italy.  September 23, 1943.  Benson. (Army)
NARA FILE #:  111-SC-188691
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1033

Soldier in Damaged Church

Americans of Japanese descent, Infantrymen of the 442nd Regiment, run for cover as a German artillery shell is about to land outside the building.  Italy.  April 4, 1945.  Levine.  (Army)
NARA FILE #:  111-SC-337154
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1031

Japanese American Troops

Landing on the coast of France under heavy Nazi machine gun fire are these American soldiers, shown just as they left the ramp of a Coast Guard landing boat, June 6, 1944.  CPhoM. Robert F. Sargent. (Coast Guard)
NARA FILE #:  026-G-2343
WAR &amp; CONFLICT BOOK #:  1041