U.S. Army personnel placing clothing and equipment out in the sun to dry, following a drenching storm at their tent camp in Maragliana, Italy, during World War 2. Troops in a "chow line" receiving a meal at a mess tent in the camp.Soldiers eating inside a tent, and relaxing in the sun. Improvised outdoor shower facility with canvas sides and drums of water on top. Soldiers relaxing in their tents. One soldier dries himself after washing.
Ancient ruins of the Forum, in Rome, Italy, photographed during World War 2. The temple of Saturn and the Temple of Castor and Pollux at the Roman Forum (Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). The Temple of Vesta, the Basilica of Maxentius and various other structures in the Forum.
Scenes of Rome, during World War 2. View of the Pantheon. An American Army Air Forces officer throws a coin into the Trevi Fountain (Piazza di Trevi, 00187 Roma RM, Italy). Hypogeum of the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). American Army Air Forces officer stands in Colosseum and pretends to give a speech. The Pyramid of Caius Cestius (Via Raffaele Persichetti, 00153 Roma RM, Italy) and the Porta San Paolo (P.za Ostiense, 00154 Roma RM, Italy).
Landmarks in Rome Italy as seen during World War 2. Palazzo Venezia at the Piazza Venezia, with flag marking the famous balcony where Mussolini spoke. The Victor Emmanuel Monument or Vittoriano (Altar of the Fatherland, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). The Palazzo Senatorio (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) on Capitoline Hill. The grave of John Keats (the English poet) in the Protestant Cemetery (Via Marmorata, 00153 Roma RM, Italy).
American Troop Carrier crews gather for a briefing on August 14, 1944, the day before the Operation Dragoon invasion of Southern France, in World War 2. The captions then refer to their return to the United Kingdom later that month, and to the United States in October 1944. The air crews are seen assembled outdoors at an airfield in Italy. The weather is hot and some of them are shirtless. Some airmen are seen wearing Khaki shorts or singlets. Views of the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan, New York City skyline, taken when some aircrew members returned to the United States in October 1944.
United States soldiers aboard a ship underway in the Pacific Ocean towards the end of World War II. The soldiers talk to each other as they sit on the top of a military truck aboard the ship. A soldier on the deck as he walks amidst military vehicles. The soldiers seated on the truck tops chat and relax. They look over the edge of the ship down at the sea. Two soldiers drink from mugs. A man at a blinker light.
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