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Aerial photograph of Iwo Jima during a raid on its southern Airfield Number One, early 1945, photo 2 of 2	Aerial view of Iwo Jima, Japan, 1945

Aerial view of Kagi Airfield, southern Taiwan, post 14 Jan 1945 raid	Aerial view of Shinchiku Airfield, northern Taiwan, post 17 Jan 1945 raid

African-American US Marines in amphibious landing exercise, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, Feb 1945	African-American US Marines receiving instruction in the Demolition Course at Montford Point Camp, North Carolina, United States in preparation for deployed to the Pacific Theater, Feb 1945

After half of a Kaiten Type 1 torpedo after recovery by US forces at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, Jan 1945	After the recapture of Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, American intelligence officers examining a Japanese Mitsubishi G4M-2 bomber, Feb 1945

Airfield Number Two burning after American air raid, Iwo Jima, early 1945	American- and Chinese-manned M4 Sherman tanks on the Burma Road, circa 1945

B-24D Liberator aircraft 'Wham Bam' lead assembly ship of the 453rd Bomber Group, US 735th Bomber Squadron based at Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Jan-Apr 1945, photo 2 of 3	B-24D Liberator aircraft 'Wham Bam' lead assembly ship of the 453rd Bomber Group, US 735th Bomber Squadron based at Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Jan-Apr 1945, photo 3 of 3

B-24D Liberator aircraft 'Wham Bam' lead assembly ship of the 453rd Bomber Group, US 735th Bomber Squadron based at RAF Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Jan-Apr 1945, photo 1 of 3	B-24L Liberator “Short Stuff” with the 727th Bomb Squadron flying through flak on its bomb run over their target between Dec 1944 and Feb 1945. Note the open bomb bay doors.

Bob Compton of US 5332nd Brigade (Provisional) with dog 'Burma', near Nampakka, Shan, northern Burma, Feb 1945	Bodies of children killed by retreating Japanese naval personnel, Manila, Philippine Islands, Feb 1945

British Royal Air Force aircraft attacking bridges on the Burma-Siam railway, Feb 1945	Capt Louis Curdes of the 4th Fighter Squadron and his P-51D Mustang “Bad Angel”. Note the interesting scoreboard. See Comment.

Captain Kenneth H. Noble aboard Alaska, Feb 1945	Captain Walton Smith of the Independence-class carrier USS Cabot on the bridge with war correspondent Ernie Pyle off Japan, Feb 1945. Note inscription by Pyle.