Planning of last bomber attack on Japan by the U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) during World War II. An officer points out positions on a section of map of the Pacific in in Guam, Mariana Islands.
U.S. soldiers in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. soldiers pickup meals at a mess tent and stand outside at tables to eat. A laundry for the soldiers shows two ingenious clothes washing machines made of 55 gallon drums and plungers, powered by rotatating wind -driven propellers. Laundry is drying on lines stretched out in background. Soldiers also scrub clothes on tilted tables. A tent area in the background.
U.S. soldiers in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. The soldiers taking shower. A tent area in the background. The shower is constructed of iron pipe with individual overhead chain pulls to release water. It is surrounded by a waist-high enclosure.
U.S. Army Air Force ( USAAF ) B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft at an air base in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War II. B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft parked on the air base. A maintenance crew working on a B-29 aircraft. A quonset hut in the background. Crated engines in the foreground.
United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF ) 314th BW / 29th Bombardment Group in Guam, Mariana Islands during World War 2. An aerial view of North Field and the vicinity. USAAF B-29 Superfortresses of the 314th Bomb Wing. 29th BG and 39th BG aircraft parked on the airfield. Aircraft of the 29th BG take off and fly in a formation. The coastline of Rota Island.
Survivors of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) which was sunk by enemy action during World War II arrive at Guam in the Mariana Islands. The survivors of USS Indianapolis as they disembark from a U.S. Army Air Force C-54 Skymaster airplane and pose before it at an airfield. The survivors are assisted into waiting ambulances. A U.S. Navy nurse and an officer converse.