Lull In The Action

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Navy pilots in the forward elevator well playing basketball. Jumper at left identified as Gerald R. Ford.
July 1944.



Relaxing but still on their guard, a pair of Marines take time out for a cigarette while mopping up the enemy on Peleliu Is.
September 14, 1944.



Surrounded by his "art collection", a sailor aboard the USS Capelin reads in his bunk.
1943

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Before standing down the crew of a German heavy gun slips a cover over the barrel

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A sailor does a bit of reading at his station on the USS Missouri, 1944

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A Luftwaffe crew kick back under the engine of a Bf-110 in the Western Desert, 1944




A U.S. Marine breaks for a smoke during a pause in the action in the Philippines

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Japanese troops share a joke in a mess tent somewhere in the South Pacific

[razorboy]

An Artilleryman gets a trim in a Okinawan barber's chair between fire missions

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A panzer crew takes advantage of a lull to get in some skiing

[gi-rene]

Looking at this just further proves that all soldiers are alike. They certainly love their hobbies even during the war.

[Pylon1357]

In the Regiment at Large section of my web site, I have many such photos of members of the Regiment relaxing. It is true that although they were enemy combatants, they were all human.

These photos are great, keep em coming

[cyberia]

Originally Posted by Pylon1357

In the Regiment at Large section of my web site, I have many such photos of members of the Regiment relaxing. It is true that although they were enemy combatants, they were all human.

These photos are great, keep em coming

If you have any of these photographs you can post please do so!

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