Navy Flight Nurse Ensign Jane Kendeigh feeding a wounded soldier in flight, being evacuated from Iwo Jima, March 1945.

Caring for the wounded fighter

Sailors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii listen to the radio and cheer as Tokyo radio states Japan has accepted the Potsdam surrender terms on August 15, 1945. 

Long awaited good news

Take a look on the face of this proud and resourceful sailor RM 2/c (Radioman second class) Lee. The photo was dated December 20, 1943 - the fish caught in Havannah Harbor, Efate, Vanuatu.

Havannah Harbour was used during World War II as a naval base by the entire U.S. 7th Fleet.

Photo credits: Sam Bell and the National Archives