The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 4
Photographs taken by personnel of the 312th Bomb Group record life beyond the flight line in New Guinea and the Philippines, from jungle camp construction and a Tacloban capitol gathering to island beaches, waterfalls, and rubber plantations. Ceremonial dances, ventriloquist acts, and sand sculpture round out a portrait of morale, landscape, and cultural encounter in the wartime Southwest Pacific.
312th Bombardment Group A-20 Havoc Flyover During Distinguished Unit Citation Ceremony, 10 March 1945
Sergeant Performing Comedy/Ventriloquist Act for Troops, 312th Bomb Group Area — Nighttime Entertainment
Officer Addressing Assembly at Microphone, 312th Bomb Group — Possible Ceremony Involving Gen. Beebe
Medals Arranged for Presentation Ceremony, 312th Bomb Group — 19 October 1944
Col. Robert H. Strauss Presenting a Decoration to an Officer, 312th Bomb Group — 9 September 1944
312th Bomb Group Citation Formation — 10 March 1945
Serviceman Posing with Jeep 'Billie Mae,' 312th Bomb Group Area of Operations
American Servicemen Inspect Wrecked Armored Vehicle, Southwest Pacific Theater
Spanish Colonial Church Bell Towers Viewed Through Banana Fronds — Philippines Vicinity, 312th Bomb Group Personal Photograph
Camouflaged Crawler Tractor/Bulldozer in Jungle Setting, 312th Bomb Group Area of Operations
Servicemen and Civilian Woman in Presentation Ceremony, 312th Bomb Group Area of Operations
Beached Landing Craft Along Tropical Shoreline, 312th Bomb Group Area of Operations
312th Bomb Group Airmen on Water Buffalo, Southwest Pacific, WWII
Rubber Tree Plantation Near 312th Bomb Group Base Area
Ruined Stone Gateway with Military Vehicle Beyond, Philippines — 312th Bomb Group Personal Photograph
Church Interior Converted to Emergency Field Hospital, Philippines — WWII
Captured Japanese Fighter Aircraft Under Inspection, Jungle Airfield — 312th Bomb Group Area of Operations
Overlook View of Anchored Supply Ship in Tropical Harbor, Pacific Theater
Ground Crew Applying 'O'Reilly's Daughter' Nose Art, 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group, 20 May 1944
Ground Crewman Servicing R-2600 Radial Engine on Field Maintenance Stand
Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Caption: Americans Repairing Captured Japanese Fighters, June 1943
Verso of Photograph Bearing U.S. Army Examiner Censorship Stamp No. 22794
The Provincial Capitol Building of Leyte, Tacloban, Philippines — WWII US Servicemen Gathered on the Steps, 312th Bomb Group Collection
Interior of the 312th Bomb Group Chapel, Philippine Islands, 31 January 1945
Servicemen Seated in the 312th Bomb Group Chapel, Philippine Islands
312th Bomb Group Funeral Services with Firing Squad Honors, 3 June 1945
Philippine River Town with Colonial Church and Rapids
Portrait of a Pacific Islander Man Beside an Outrigger Canoe
Jungle Waterfall Landscape, Southwest Pacific Theater, 312th Bombardment Group Collection
Portrait of a Melanesian Man and Child in a Village, Pacific Theater
Tropical Beach Scene with Palm Trees and Thatched Hut, Pacific Theater
Column of Native Laborers on a New Guinea Road, 312th Bomb Group Collection, WWII
Group Portrait of New Guinea Villagers with Traditional Ornaments and Salvaged Metal Object
Village Street Lined with Thatched Stilt Houses, Pacific Islands
Verso of Photograph with Newspaper Caption Clipping: 'Pau Lei' by Cpl. Harry R. Failing Jr., April 1944
Verso of Photograph/Letter Sheet with Chaplain's Censorship Approval Notation
American Servicemen Trading with Local Villagers Near a Military Bridge
Local Melanesian Men Carrying Woven Frames Near a Military Bridge
Native Ceremonial Dance or Performance in a Coconut Grove, Pacific Islands
Silhouette View of Stilt Village and Canoes at Dusk, Pacific Islands
Armed Papua New Guinean Man in Traditional Dress Near Thatched Dwelling, Southwest Pacific, WWII Era
Portrait of Three Melanesian Men in a Village, Pacific Theater
Verso of Photograph with Handwritten Pencil Annotation - 312th Bomb Group Collection
Servicemen Sculpting a Sand Figure on a Pacific Base Beach
312th Bomb Group Ground Crew Breaking Camp, New Guinea to Philippines Move, November 1944
312th Bomb Group Headquarters Camp Under Construction, New Guinea to Philippines Move, November 1944
312th Bomb Group Airmen Burning Camp Debris Before Relocation, November 1944
312th Bomb Group Jungle Camp Clearing, New Guinea to Philippines Move, November 1944
312th Bomb Group Supply and Ordnance Dump, New Guinea to Philippines Move, November 1944
