V-J Day, NYC
An American soldier at an advanced allied base, with his pet kangaroo. 1942.
Drafted militiamen depart Waterloo Station aboard a train for their training. Their sweethearts give them a goodbye kiss just before they leave, 1939.
The daily life in Paris during the German occupation, 1942.
A man on the corner is reading a newspaper which headline reads “Nazi Army Now 75 Miles Away from Paris”. New York, May 18, 1940.
An American soldier replaces “Adolf-Hitler-Str.” sign with a “Roosevelt Blvd” one in Berlin, Germany, 1945.
“It’s V-E Day!”
Girl and her Navy boyfriend at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetary
Title: “Jubilant soldier kissing flag-waving woman as they ride on hood of a military jeep during impromptu celebration of the end of WWII following the surrender of Japan.”
Date: August 14, 1945
Location: Hollywood, CA
Photographer: Walter Sanders
