The Pacific in Wartime

A 61 year old Chamorro woman on Saipan looks over some of the photographs being displayed by T/Sgt. Don Brown [See "more images" below for complete caption]
S/Sgt. R.E. Olund, U.S. Marine Corps

A Marine walks his guard post on the beach. Instead of the bowing, the nativves all now salute the Marines with a t ypical "G.I. flash." [See "more images" below for complete caption]
S/Sgt. W.C. Fitch

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

A.W. Fitch at Guadalcanal
ComAirSoPac

Alex Kwaisufu, a private in the Solomon Islands Labour Corps, observes Lt. Schuman of New York filling out an absentee voting ballot. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Army Signal Corps

Along with photographs, servicemen also represented thier image of Islanders in paintings and drawings. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Lieutenant W.J. Fischer

Appearing before the most unusual audience of his career is juggler Marine Pfc. Richard E. Luby, member of the 5th Division show which recently toured Pacific bases. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Cpl. Ferneyhough

Australian Maj. J.V. Mather pays a Solomon blue-black his weekly wage of five shillings for work as a stevedore on Guadalcanal. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Howard, U.S. Marine Corps

Billy Gina standing over man sighting rifle. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Col. Michael Currin

Bougainville. . . .Native Girl is Given Medical Treatment [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Tech Sgt. Sarno, U.S. Marine Corps

Captain Donald Kennedy, District Officer on veranda of Markham Plantation House, Segi Point, New Georgia
Col. Michael Currin, USMC (ret.)

Captain Moy of the Australian Army is shown here employing the natives of Bougainville to work for the Marines. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Pfc. Phil Scheer