Life in the Field/aboard ship

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US Marine with at makeshift post office, Saipan, 1944
Photograph. American Serviceman sitting at a desk in a brick building handing a Marine a stack of letters through a...
US Marines adjusting a tent in a flooded area, New Britain, 1943
Photograph. Two United States Marines adjusting a large tent in knee-deep water surrounded by trees. Official caption...
US Marines and supplies on a beach, Gilbert Islands, 1943
Photograph. United States Marines and supplies on crowded, war-damaged beach; rubber boats are anchored near a Japanese...
US Marines at a Signal Corps station on Tarawa, 1943-1944
US Marines man a signal station on Tarawa with sign: “AT...
US Marines during mail call, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. United States Marines handing out letters. Official caption on front: "Tinian USMC Photo No. 10-11." Tinian...
US Marines find a case of Japanese beer on Tarawa, 1943
US Marines near a damaged structure and surrounded by debris pose with a case a Japanese beer. "Jap beer on Tarawaya."...
US Marines kneel during a mass for deceased soldiers, Tarawa, 1943
US Marines kneel in tribute to their fallen comrades as Father C. C. Rwdel, Chicago, Marine Corps chaplain, conducts...
US Marines kneel during a mass for deceased soldiers, Tarawa, 1943
US Marines kneel in tribute to their fallen comrades as Father C. C. Rwdel, Chicago, Marine Corps chaplain, conducts...
US Marines marching along a dirt road, Tinian, 1944
Photograph. Two lines of armed United States Marines marching along the sides of a dirt road through a village; a...
US Marines read a news bulletin posted to a palm tree on Tarawa, 1943-44
US Marines reading the "Tarawa Times", a news bulletin which is posted to a palm tree. A sign reads: "Tarawa Times....
US Marines setting up artillery near "Bloody Ridge", Guadalcanal
Photograph. United States Marines setting up artillery stations on the side of a hill. Official caption on front: "...
US Marines standing in company formation around a platform with an altar, Pacific Theater, 1943-45
US Marines standing in company formation in a U shape around a platform with an altar backed by a cloth with a US flag...
US Marines, in shorts, mill around the ruins of a war damaged building in the Pacific Theater, 1943-45
US Marines in shorts, one sitting and two moving around, are near the ruins of a war damaged building; they are...
US Naval officer aboard the USS Collett, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Naval officer standing in front of the bulkhead hatch aboard the USS Collett (DD-730)....
US Navy destroyer
Photograph. United States Navy destroyer in open ocean. Location unknown. No date
US Navy destroyer
Photograph. United States Navy destroyer in open ocean. Personal caption on reverse: "Pilcker destroer [sic]." Location...
US Navy sailor aboard the USS Collett, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy sailor exiting the bulkhead hatch aboard the USS Collett (DD-730). Pacific Ocean. No date
US Navy sailors watching a movie in a hangar deck, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. United States Navy sailors tending to bombs and Grumman F6F Hellcats while another group of sailors watch a...
US Navy ship
Photograph. Damaged. Anchored United States Navy ship, as viewed from the deck of another ship. Location unknown. No...
US Navy ship, Pacific Ocean
Photograph. Blurry. United States Navy ship in open water. Pacific Ocean. No date
US nurse painting in New Caledonia in 1944-45
11.Photograph. U.S. nurse painting interior of barracks. 'Jane...
US sailor in acrobatic pose
Photograph. Unidentified US sailor on ship's deck in acrobatic pose. Location unknown. No date
US sailor sits on deck
Photograph. Unidentified US sailor in shirt sleeves sits on deck. Location unknown. No date
US sailor sits on ship deck looking at ocean
Photograph. Unidentified US sailor in shirtsleeves sits near ship railing, looking out at the water. Location unknown....
US sailor sits outside on ship deck
Photograph. Unidentified US sailor in white undershirt sits on the ground on the ship deck. Location unknown. No date
US sailor sits outside on ship deck
Photograph. Unidentified US sailor in shirtsleeves sits outside on the ship deck. Location unknown. No date
US sailor stands aboard ship deck docked at pier
Photograph. An unidentified uniformed US sailor stands aboard ship deck docked at pier. Location unknown. No date
US sailors gathered on deck of ship for group photo
Photograph. US sailors gathered on deck of ship for group photo, probably crew of the LST 659. No date
US sailors goof off on ship deck
Photograph. Unidentified US sailors, some shirtless, play around on the deck of the ship. Location unknown. No date
US sailors stand on deck looking at the nearby coastline, San Juan
Photograph. US sailors stand on deck near large anti aircraft gun looking at the nearby coastline of San Juan, Puerto...
US sailors stand on the deck of a ship
Photograph. US sailors stand on the deck of a ship while docked at a pier. Location unknown. No date
US Seabee lying on cot inside tent reading letter. Philippines. c. 1945
Photograph. US Seabee lying on cot inside tent reading letter, mosquito nets behind him, pith helmet hanging above cot...
US serviceman leaning against a plane
Negative. American serviceman leaning against the wing of a plane parked on a dirt runway; children are sitting under...
US serviceman leaning on a jeep
Negative. Shirtless American serviceman leaning against a jeep; tall grass is in the background. Location unknown. No...
US serviceman leans against military truck
Photograph. US serviceman eating sandwich stands against military truck. Pacific Islands. No date
US serviceman posing
Negative. Overexposed. American serviceman posing with his hands on his hips in front of tall grass. Location unknown....

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