The Pacific in Wartime

A ROSARY FOR EACH: Even as their ancestors treasured the amulets about their necks, the natives eagerly accept rosaries brought them by Father Weehan.
Fitzgerald

An American Catholic priest, standing next to a makeshift altar set up on the bech to give a prayer service, presents a young Micronesian girl with a rosary.
U.S. Navy

Easter Services at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, with Malaita Natives participating. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
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Marine Sergeant Laurence Brown installs the bell in the new chapel built by natives for Marines . . . [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Barnett (U.S. Marine Corps)

Members of the Solomon Islands Labour Corps and Allied servicemen dedicate a memorial chapel constructed by the laborers as a gift for the United States forces. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Marine Corps

Native Procession at So. Seas Chapel Dedication. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Sgt. James Mundell

Natives of Green Island line up behind their chief (right) and catechist at the dedication of a chapel and cemetery. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Cpl. W. Shay

Navy Chaplain Joseph E. Wieber celebrates Mass for the Chamorros in their stockade here. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Cpl. Jack Ely

The dancing and eating finished, the natives and Marines sit and talk. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Cpl. Kettler (U.S. Marine Corps)

The films which circulated in great numbers during the war introduced many Islanders to new and more graphic images of Western culture.[See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Army Signal Corps

The first Christian service is held on Cape Gloucester since the Japanese imprisoned the resident missionary two years previously. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Marine Corps

The native-built chapel in an Allied cemetery is formally turned over to the Allied command at dedication ceremonies. "Island Encounters" photograph collection.
Sgt. M.E. Garber