The Pacific in Wartime

A ventriloquist and his two charges entertain Marshall Islanders as part of a visit by Marine entertainers.
U.S. Navy

Gift-giving druing the war flowed two ways, and many Islanders recall the presents they gave to Allied and Japanese servicemen. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Navy

Hundreds of Marshallese natives, representing many atolls in these islands, staged an impressive ceremony on 4th of July, honoring American independence and their own recent freedom from the Japanese. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Cpl. A.B. Manell

In return, "in the name of Admiral Nimitz," the Naval officeres present Islanders with a pile of military supplies including cigarettes, cigars, spools of thread, knives, and caramel candy.
U.S. Navy

Island images of military outsiders were shaped by American films and magazines that flooded the Pacific during the war. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Navy

Lt. Arnold L. Brown, 25, a Navy doctor is shown giving an injection to a native. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
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Marine and Navy vehicles on this native island provide a virtual Utopia for the native children. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
1st Lt. Archie Brown (U.S. Marine Corps)

Marshallese natives on Kwajalein, Marshall Is. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
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U.S. troops lead Kwajalein people along the beach for evacuation to nearby Enilapkan Island. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Army Signal Corps