War in the Pacific


Three Seabees (including two black Americans) barter with local traders for fruit, betel nut, walking sticks, and grass skirts Unknown	Tongans sail out to the USS Enterprise to sell or trade beads, shells, grass skirts, and mats to the sailors. U.S. Navy	Troops in New Guinea Unknown

Two American nurses join in a "native" dance to the amusement of all concerned. [See "more images" below for complete caption] U.S. Army Signal Corps	Two Islanders use a new tool as they fill ditches in a manioc garden to control mosquitoes. [See "more images" below for complete caption] Unknown	Two native girls work in one of the local truck gardens on Peleliu. [See "more images" below for complete caption] Moeller

Two young Islanders wait on table in a military mess. One serviceman pours out a dose of Quinine Sulfate U.S. Navy	U.S. Marines wading up the Tenaru River led by native guides before the Japs were driven from Guadalcanal. [See "more images" below for complete caption] Cpl. Robert Brennen	U.S. Marines with natives on Fais Island, Ulithi Atoll in the Carolines. Father Martin saying Mass. MAG 45

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	Ulithian Islanders join U.S. servicemen for a meal in their mess hall. [See "more images" below for complete caption] U.S. Marine Corps	Unidentified member of BSIDF in stockade which Kennedy used for disciplinary purposes Col. Michael Currin, USMC (ret.)