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Suhl, Germany

1. Cornelia Ladwig

IDNO:
037265
Title:
Cornelia Ladwig
Date:
1945
Description:
Suhl, Germany
Leo Bocage included this photograph in a paper he wrote as student at West Virginia University in 1946. The assignment was for veteran's to write about their experiences while in the military during World War II. The boys in the photograph are not identified.

2. Four Young Okinawans Enjoy Prank, Okinawa, Japan

IDNO:
038815
Title:
Four Young Okinawans Enjoy Prank, Okinawa, Japan
Date:
1945
Description:
Leo Bocage included this photograph in a paper he wrote as student at West Virginia University in 1946. The assignment was for veteran's to write about their experiences while in the military during World War II. The boys in the photograph are not identified.
West Virginia University student, Leo Bocage included this photograph in a paper he wrote in 1946 regarding his experiences while in the military during World War II. Fermenting sake was the Okinawa's largest industry.

3. Destroyed Sake Plant After Battle of Okinawa

IDNO:
038816
Title:
Destroyed Sake Plant After Battle of Okinawa
Date:
1945
Description:
West Virginia University student, Leo Bocage included this photograph in a paper he wrote in 1946 regarding his experiences while in the military during World War II. Fermenting sake was the Okinawa's largest industry.
Note the ships off the coast, on the horizon.

4. World War II United States Military Encampment at Okinawa, Japan

IDNO:
038877
Title:
World War II United States Military Encampment at Okinawa, Japan
Date:
1945
Description:
Note the ships off the coast, on the horizon.
Ernie Pyle was an "embedded" reporter who wrote from the trenches, during world War II. His columns were popular because he focused on the GIs fighting the war. He was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa. The inscription on the memorial reads, " At This Spot The 77th Division Lost A Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945".

5. Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan

IDNO:
038884
Title:
Memorial for World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle, Ie Shima Island, Okinawa, Japan
Date:
1945
Description:
Ernie Pyle was an "embedded" reporter who wrote from the trenches, during world War II. His columns were popular because he focused on the GIs fighting the war. He was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie Shima, Okinawa. The inscription on the memorial reads, " At This Spot The 77th Division Lost A Buddy, Ernie Pyle, 18 April 1945".
A raumbild-verlag (stereocard) of the destroyed theater after the Allied attacks during World War II

6. Residence Theatre in Ruins, Munich, Germany

IDNO:
041126
Title:
Residence Theatre in Ruins, Munich, Germany
Date:
1945
Description:
A raumbild-verlag (stereocard) of the destroyed theater after the Allied attacks during World War II
The town of Dachau dates back to the Middle Ages and at one time was home to many of Germany's artists.

7. Dachau In Ruins Around Time of Liberation of Concentration Camp, Dachau, Germany

IDNO:
041142
Title:
Dachau In Ruins Around Time of Liberation of Concentration Camp, Dachau, Germany
Date:
1945
Description:
The town of Dachau dates back to the Middle Ages and at one time was home to many of Germany's artists.
Building in back cente and right, is still burning as people carry what belongings they have left with them in the streets.

8. German Citizens After U.S. Occupation of City, Germany

IDNO:
041145
Title:
German Citizens After U.S. Occupation of City, Germany
Date:
1945
Description:
Building in back cente and right, is still burning as people carry what belongings they have left with them in the streets.
Information included with the photograph,"Overall view showing the damage done by the RAF and the U.S. Eighth Air Force to the Deutsche Dunlop A.G. Tire and rubber factory at Hanau. The widespread destruction in this plant severely cut part of the German tire production for motor vehicles. This part of the plant ceased to produce after the last air attack that left it the mass of twisted girders and rubble shown." See the back of the original photograph for more information.

9. Deutsche Dunlop A.G. Tire and Rubber Factory In Ruins, Hanau, Germany

IDNO:
041148
Title:
Deutsche Dunlop A.G. Tire and Rubber Factory In Ruins, Hanau, Germany
Date:
1945
Description:
Information included with the photograph,"Overall view showing the damage done by the RAF and the U.S. Eighth Air Force to the Deutsche Dunlop A.G. Tire and rubber factory at Hanau. The widespread destruction in this plant severely cut part of the German tire production for motor vehicles. This part of the plant ceased to produce after the last air attack that left it the mass of twisted girders and rubble shown." See the back of the original photograph for more information.