American Legion Museum

World War II by Combat Photographers

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This collection contains photographs taken by enlisted soldiers in the U.S. Army as part of their official duties during World War II. The images capture many aspects of the war, including portraits of world leaders in conferences, the storming of the beach at Normandy, and naval battles in the Pacific. They provide an intense glimpse of one of the largest conflicts in world history from the perspective of a soldier.

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