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Living with the Dead: W. Eugene Smith and World War II

21;Among the most compelling and heart-rending photographs ever taken of warfare are those made by W. Eugene Smith during World War II. On assignment from Ziff-Davis and LIFE magazine, Smith (1918–1978) covered the Pacific theater from 1943 to 1945. After serving on the carrier U.S.S. Bunker Hill, Smith participated in numerous allied landings, including Guam, Tarawa, Saipan, Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, where he was severely wounded in May 1945.
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  • Burial at sea from the U.S.S. Bunker Hill
  • A Hospital in a Philippine Cathedral (Island of Leyte)
  • Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima
  • Soldier Praying, Battle for Rocky Crags, Okinawa
  • Common Grave, Tarawa
  • Rabaul (Bunker Hill Carrier)
  • Civilians driven from natural caves in the Saipan Mountains by U.S. smoke grenades
  • Civilians driven from natural caves in the Saipan Mountains by U.S. smoke grenades
  • A memorial service on the carrier deck, U.S.S. Bunker Hill
  • Front line on Okinawa. One rifleman's first day of combat; No Speeches, No Flags, No GloryF
  • Wounded, dying infant found by American soldier in Saipan Mountains