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Shell craters and foxholes dot Kakambona beach--evidence of the U.S. bombardment the day before that drove Japanese from the area. [See "more images" below for complete caption]

Caught in the tides of battle, Papuans who had lived under Japanese occupation for two years are here picked up and transported to Allied positions by the U.S. 158th infantry.

Guadalcanal supplies: unloading beer at rations dump

Many Islanders also learned to use more complex tools. Two New Caledonians use a tractor to move cargo about the Noumea docks.

Two American nurses join in a "native" dance to the amusement of all concerned. [See "more images" below for complete caption]