The First Photo of America's WWII Dead
In 1943, LIFE published the first photo of American war dead the public was allowed to see.
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The First Photo of America's WWII Dead
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In 1943, LIFE published the first photo of American war dead the public was allowed to see.
For 21 months after Pearl Harbor, American civilians saw no images of their own war dead. That changed on September 20, 1943, when LIFE published a photograph of three American servicemen killed on a New Guinea beach, with an editorial arguing that words alone could never convey what the war truly cost.
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The First Photo of America's WWII Dead
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
For 21 months after Pearl Harbor, American civilians saw no images of their own war dead. That changed on September 20, 1943, when LIFE published a photograph of three American servicemen killed on a New Guinea beach, with an editorial arguing that words alone could never convey what the war truly cost.
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