American guns/ artillery/ self-prop arty

[Louis]

Eight army nurses sunbathing next to a Twin 40mm Bofors on a Coast Guard troop ship returning from Europe at the end of war, 1945.

 

[Nort]

Hubba hubba. Probably needed the Bofors to keep the crew away.

 

[Gunner]

Those guys are doing a good job of pretending to be paying attention to the 40mm.

 

[Otosan]

What a time of life. Young and having survived the worst war in history. All possibilities are open and the rest of your life is an open book.

 

[Rico]

Crew of a T19 105 Howitzer motor carriage in action, North Africa 1943.

 

[Louis]

37mm & 2X .50 cal combination AA guns mounted on M15A1 Halftrack, Cherbourg, 1944.

 

[Louis]

240mm howitzer about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Naples, Italy; Dec 1943.

 

[Gunner]

Big bada Boom!

 

[Louis]

San Pablo, Philippines.

 

[Louis]

75mm Howitzer inside a Waco glider, 1944.

 

[Louis]

Female worker on a 50 caliber Browning AN/M2. Military Base of the Marine Corps in San Diego. California. 1943.

 

[Otosan]

Rosie, the driller.

 

[Louis]

Operating a 60 millimeter mortar. Salomon Islands.