The Pacific in Wartime

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American Nationals Again Under U.S. Protection [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Sgt. Mundell, U.S. Marines

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

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

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 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

Fais Islanders try out a new custom: saluting the American flag. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. Navy

Heads high, these native troopers march as proudly as their white allies at Southwest Pacific base. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Corp. T. D. Gambill

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

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

Jungle Trading Post: Cpl. Robert A. Weeks a former interior decorator the painter who now uses his talent to camouflage Leathneck [sic] mechanized equipment. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Tech. Sgt. M.E. Moran