WWII Photos: American soldier kissing his girlfriend in London – May 1944

 

An American soldier kissing his English girlfriend on the lawn
in Hyde Park, one of the favorite haunts of U.S. troops stationed
in London, England, United Kingdom – May 1944 (LIFE)

VJ Day in Times Square

V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt that portrays an American sailor kissing a young nurse in a white dress on V-J Day in Times Square on August 14, 1945. The photograph was published a week later in Life magazine.

VJ Day Victory Kiss in Times Square August 14, 1945 (Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, taken on V-J Day, 1945)