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In Pictures: 75 Years Since the Start of the Pacific War

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Wayne Miller Here a plane parker in a white helmet, on board the US aircraft carrier USS Saratoga, is signaling the pilot of one of the new Hellcats to "hold on the right brake and come forward a little on the (...)
W. Eugene Smith US Navy planes on the deck of the USS Bunker Hill aircraft carrier, during the Pacific Campaign. World War II. 1943. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
Wayne Miller Captain John H. Cassidy standing on the bridge on board the USS Saratoga. South Pacific. November, 1943. © Wayne Miller | Magnum Photos
Wayne Miller Lt. Commander Robert F Farringtown of Watertown, NY, a TBF Skipper aboard the USS Saratoga, takes a last look around before taking off for the devastating raid on the Japanese base of Rabaul. South (...)
Wayne Miller A wounded gunner, Kenneth Bratton, after Rabaul raid, On board the US aircraft carrier, on board the USS Saratoga. South Pacific. November 5, 1943 © Wayne Miller | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith US Navy planes bombing a Japanese airfield on Engebi Island (occupied by the Japanese). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. Marshall Islands. February, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith During the Battle of Saipan Island, US Avenger fighter bombers moving towards the island to attack the Japanese. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. June, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A US Marine demolition team blasting out a cave on Hill 382 during the Battle of Iwo Jima (a Japanese island). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. February, 1945. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith US anti-aerial artillery during the Battle of Okinawa (a Japanese island). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. March, 1945. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith US Marines during the Battle of Saipan Island. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. June 27, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A Japanese father and child captured by the US Marines in the mountains during the Battle of Saipan Island. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. June, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A US soldier helps a wounded soldier belonging to his unit, after an attack against the Japanese positions during the Battle of Okinawa (a Japanese island). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. Apri (...)
Wayne Miller W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). Norman, Oklahoma, USA. February/March, 1943. © Wayne Miller | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith WORLD WAR II. The Pacific Campaign. April 1945. The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese island).

US soldier. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A Japanese hillside bunker has been destroyed by US Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima (a Japanese island). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. February, 1945. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A hospital for wounded US soldiers installed in the Leyte cathedral. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. Leyte, Philippines. November, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith The US Pacific fleet getting ready for battle against the Japanese during the Marshall Islands Campaign. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. January to March, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith US troops advancing under the protection of tanks during the Battle of Okinawa (a Japanese island). The Pacific Campaign, World War II. April, 1945. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos
W. Eugene Smith A hospital for wounded US soldiers installed in the Leyte cathedral. The Pacific Campaign, World War II. Leyte, Philippines. November, 1944. © W. Eugene Smith | Magnum Photos