Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

World War II is one of the most well-documented historical events, but there are still some images you might not have seen. These recently unearthed photographs of the iconic battles and soldiers on the base show what life was really like for these soldiers. Whether they're flying high in the sky or lying low in the trenches, these are some never-before-seen pictures of one of history's darkest times...

Pappy's Pram

In this picture, five men pose in front of an airplane named Pappy's Pram before they head off to the skies. There is nothing known about the men in this photograph, aside from what happened after. They suffered a light crash landing aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise CV-6. This all went down in the US Navy's Pacific Fleet maneuvers back in the 1940s...

American Serviceman

This moving image has a lot of mystery attached to it. The exact location of the photograph's setting is unknown. However, there is one thing known about it. The picture above was allegedly taken in May of 1944 somewhere in a small Italian village. The American Servicemen riding through the town has never been named, but he surely remembers this view... 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.