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Islanders rescue a U.S. Navy pilot after he made an emergency landing with his seaplane in their lagoon. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
U.S. troops lead Kwajalein people along the beach for evacuation to nearby Enilapkan Island. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Evacuation of natives of Green Island, of New Ireland, to a place of safety is shown in this series of pictures. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
The war introduced various new means of transport that impressed many islanders. Tank landing ships come ashore on a small Pacific atoll.
Dressed in native beads they received from the natives of (Mok Island) the crew traded cigarettes, razor blades, and odd bits of cloth for native handicraft and fruit. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Evacuation of natives of Green Island, of New Ireland, to a place of safety is shown in this series of pictures. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Natives unloading the barge containing supplies for the patrol into the interior of New Britain. [See "more images" below for complete caption]