US Navy

"The crew of the U.S. Navy submarine chaser [PC 1264] salutes the United States flag as the 173-foot long escort vessel is commissioned in a U.S. East Coast port. As soon as they qualify through experience and training, eight members of the crew of 53 Negro sailors will replace the present chief petty officers." May 1, 1944. 208-N-26553.

National Archives 

History

The price for collaborating with the Germans. From the photographer’s notes: "This girl payed the penalty for  having had personal relations with the Germans. Here in the Montelimar area, France, French civilians shave her head as punishment. August 29, 1944"

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Gene Tierney

Gene Eliza Tierney (November 19, 1920 – November 6, 1991) was an American film and stage actress.
 With prominent cheekbones and the most appealing overbite of her day, her striking good looks helped propel her to stardom. Her best known role is the enigmatic murder victim in Laura (1944). She was also Oscar-nominated for Leave Her to Heaven (1945).

Source: imdb | crazywebsite

Mitzi Mayfair

Mitzi Mayfair with the Ziegfeld Follies where she performed from July 1, 1931 to November 21, 1931

Mitzi Mayfair, born as Emylyn Pique, (6 June 1914 - May 1976) took the professional name of Mitzi Mayfair. She was a tap dancer in Broadway plays and appeared in movies from the mid-1930s into the 1940s. She was married to 20th Century Fox executive Charles Henderson. Her biggest claim on enduring fame was appearing as herself in the movie Four Jills in a Jeep (1944); the true story of this movie chronicles how she and three other Hollywood celebrities went to the front lines of World War Two to entertain the U.S. Troops.

Source: crazywebsite | mar-ken

Vintage Photo

US Army Air Force Tuskegee airman Lieutenant Howard A. Wooten, circa Dec 1944

Source: ww2db | added by C. Peter Chen | The World War II Database