Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Sailors participating in the line-crossing ceremony
Photograph. A large group of American sailors watching as another sailor is initiated during the line-crossing ceremony...
Sailors participating in the line-crossing ceremony
Photograph. American sailors dressed as pirates and Neptune's entourage pose for a photograph on the deck of a landing...
Sailors participating in the line-crossing ceremony
Photograph. An American sailor crouches as another sailor cuts his hair and another puts the nozzle of a can in his...
Sailors participating in the line-crossing ceremony
Photograph. An American sailor cuts the hair of a sailor sitting on the deck of a landing craft; another sailor...
Sailors participating in the line-crossing ceremony
Photograph. An American sailor sitting on a crate while two other sailors dressed as pirate cut his hair; other sailors...
Sailors playing a tabletop game
Photograph. Blurred. Two American sailors sitting at a table playing a game. Personal caption on reverse: "Rest camp."...
Sailors pose aboard the USS Monrovia (APA-31), likely in the Pacific, circa 1943-45
Sailors pose aboard the USS Monrovia (APA-31). Wesley L. Gonzales is in the middle in front of the signal light. Likely...
Sailors posing on a ship deck
Photograph. Overexposed. Four sailors posing on the deck of a landing craft; three are leaning against railing while...
Sailors posing on a ship deck
Photograph. Five sailors leaning against the railing of a landing craft. Pacific Ocean. No date
Sailors posing on a ship deck
Photograph. Boatswain's Mate Second Class Wiley Lowery [far right] and three other American sailors leaning against the...
Sailors posing on a ship deck
Photograph. Ten American sailors on the deck of a landing craft; six are leaning against railing and the other four are...
Sailors posing on a ship deck
Photograph. Boatswain's Mate Second Class Wiley Lowery [bottom right] and five other American sailors posing for a...
Sailors repairing a battle damaged ship
Photograph. Sailors repairing battle damaged ship. The circular patches are covering holes made in the side of the ship...
Sailors repairing a machine gun
Photograph. Two sailors repairing a dismantled machine gun on the side of a landing craft. Personal caption on reverse...
Sailors repairing a machine gun
Photograph. Two American sailors repairing a dismantled machine gun on the side of a landing craft. Personal caption on...
Sailors sitting next to a gun turret
Photograph. Two American sailors sitting next to a gun turret with a Oerlikon 20mm cannon in it. Location unknown. No...
Sailors sweeping a ship deck
Photograph. Four American sailors posing with brooms on the deck of a landing craft; two sailors with mops stand behind...
Sailors walking down a dirt road
Photograph. Two American sailors walking down a dirt road; mountains covered in heavy vegetation are in the background...
Sailors with a military truck next to a airstrip
Photograph. Two sailors sitting on and leaning against a military truck with "NAB 824" on the side. Personal caption on...
Sailors working on the roof of a crash crew building, 1945
Photograph, aerial. Sailors roofing a crash crew building. Personal caption on reverse: "Crash shack / 1945."...
Sand dune
Photograph, landscape. Sand dune with vegetation at the top and the base. Location unknown. No date
Sandstorm at a military camp in a desert, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Sandy area with a few tents in the middle and an airplane parked behind the tents so that only the wings are seen with...
Seabee chapel, Tinian
Photograph. Quonset hut with a steeple at the entrance. Two Quonset huts are on either side. Personal caption on front...
Seabird flying over the Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Single seabird flying near the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Seabirds flying over the Atlantic Ocean
Photograph. Flock of seabirds flying over the SS Jonathan Grout. Atlantic Ocean. No date
Seated studio portrait of a uniformed soldier, Yung Dong Po, Korea, November 1945
Photograph, portrait. American soldier wears Ike jacket, seated. Personal caption on photo front: "Nov. 19, -1945. Yung...
Seaweed on a beach, Iceland
Photograph. Piles of seaweed on a beach. Iceland. No date
Servicedrome movie theater on Tinian
Photograph. Entrance to the Servicedrome movie theater. Personal caption on reverse: "Movie Theater on Tinian Getrude...
Serviceman addressing a crowd
Photograph. A serviceman stands behind a microphone on a truck bed, another serviceman sits behind a piano. A group of...
Serviceman along a city street
Photograph. American serviceman standing on a dirt sidewalk in a city, a rifle is strapped to his back. Location...
Serviceman and temporary post office at a military camp in North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Pyramid-roofed tent set up for post office, with bulletin board near tent and a serviceman standing in the opening....
Serviceman at a camp, Hawaii, 1945
Photograph. Serviceman standing in a clearing; a group of servicemen are standing next to a building in the background...
Serviceman at a camp, Hawaii, 1945
Photograph. A serviceman holding a mess tray next to a row of raised tents. Hawaii. 1945
Serviceman at a military camp
Photograph. Unfocused close-up of an American serviceman with a 2nd Armored Division insignia on his chest standing in...
Serviceman at a water pump
Photograph. American serviceman turning on a house while holding a container; a building frame is in the background....
Serviceman at the entrance of a tent, Hawaii, 1945
Photograph. A serviceman wearing a one-piece herringbone twill work suit standing at the entrance of a raised tent....

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