[Photograph of People in San Jacinto, Philippines]

Photograph of a soldier, woman, and five men standing in a street in San Jacinto, Philippines, with buildings in the background.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Jenkins at Message Center]

Photograph of William Jenkins sitting under a tent next in front of a radio switchboard. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Message Center, a few days after we landed on Luzon P.I. near San Jacinto."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Cows in a Field]

Photograph of several cows standing in an open field in the Philippines.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Filipinos on Rizal Avenue]

Photograph of Filipino people walking on a covered sidewalk next to a building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Rizal Ave., Manila, Philippines."
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pyle Wrote Life Story in Blood With GI's He Loved, Says Closest Friend Who Encouraged His Career (open access)

Pyle Wrote Life Story in Blood With GI's He Loved, Says Closest Friend Who Encouraged His Career

Newspaper article about the death and legacy of Ernie Pyle, a war correspondent who was recently killed in the war. Included is a cartoon depicting a typewriter next to a helmet with initials "E.P." and a caption that reads "'Brave Man:' Bill Mauldin, the soldiers' favorite artist, has drawn a cartoon in memory of Ernie Pyle, the soldier's favorite correspondent."
Date: April 23, 1945
Creator: Miller, Lee
Object Type: Article
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Children in Canal]

Photograph of Filipino children standing in a canal surrounded with water.
Date: January 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers With Bananas]

Photograph of two soldiers holding a large bunch of bananas and standing next to a fallen tree in a field. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "First fresh bananas."
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Manila, Philippines]

Photograph of people and cars in the streets of Manila. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Looking from the back of the halftrack as we entered the city of Manila in Feb 4th 1945."
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Philippines]

Photograph of soldiers walking in a field in the Philippines, with palm trees around them. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Lunch the day we landed in the Philippines."
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Filipinos and Banana Tree]

Photograph of four Filipino young women and a man standing under a banana tree, with a soldier standing behind them.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Street in Tacloban]

Photograph of people and cars on a street lined with buildings in Tacloban, Philippines.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Destroyed Tank]

Photograph of a damaged tank. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Still another destroyed tank that was hit with a 5" naval gun in securing the Manila Reservoir."
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Bud Asthalter in Boat]

Photograph of a soldier rowing in a small boat with long poles attached. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Bud Asthalter in native outrigger at Mauban, Luzon."
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at American Red Cross in Tacloban]

Photograph of a crowd of soldiers and others standing in a street in Tacloban, Philippines, outside of a building with an American Red Cross banner on the side.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Joe Reuthinger and George Rogers in Manila]

Photograph of two soldiers standing together on a sidewalk next to a street. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Rizal Ave, Manila, P.I. Joe Reuthinger, George Rogers."
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers on the Beach]

Photograph of soldiers, tanks, and trucks on the beach at Luzon, Philippines
Date: December 12, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Jenkins with Half-Track]

Photograph of William Jenkins standing on a beach leaning against a half-track.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Godfrey Asthalter on Seawall]

Photograph of a soldier standing on a wall in front of the ocean. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Godfrey Asthalter on Sea wall at Mauban, Luzon."
Date: April 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Santo Tomas University]

Photograph of people standing on the street outside of a building and gates. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "Main gate to Santo Tomas University, Manila. The gate our tanks crashed the night of Feb 3, 1945."
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers Pointing Guns]

Photograph of soldiers in an armored vehicle pointing guns at the camera.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Philippines Shore]

Photograph of the Philippines shore seen from the ocean.
Date: January 11, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers at Philippines Memorial]

Photograph of a group of soldiers standing at a memorial in San Jacinto, Philippines. The memorial is comprised of short columns surrounding a statue on a pedestal.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Santo Tomas University]

Photograph of a jeep parked in front of buildings at Santo Tomas University in Manila, Philippines.
Date: February 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Soldiers in Half-Track]

Photograph of two soldiers sitting on the top of a half-track. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says "A picture of myself in the Half Track on Dimasaland St. Manila, P.I. The fellow in the back is Bill Griffiths from Shamokin, Pa."
Date: February 4, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History