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Two Islanders use a new tool as they fill ditches in a manioc garden to control mosquitoes. [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]
Line of Chamorros at Labor Office of Marine Civil Affairs hut. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
After the Americans recaptured the island, a Pharmacists Mate treats the infected hand of a young Chamorro girl in a Navy dispensary constructed of local material
American Civil Affairs Officer makes friends by giving candy to children after the Marines' amphibious landing on the island.
Sgt Allen R. Hamm [. . .] paints a mural for the last MarDiv comdr [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Natives of Green Island line up behind their chief (right) and catechist at the dedication of a chapel and cemetery. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Apprentice: This little Melanesian boy helps his elders build a warehouse for U.S. Marines at a SoPac base.
Small boy salvaging souvenirs from the wreckage of a Japanese aircraft engine [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Lt. Arnold L. Brown, 25, a Navy doctor is shown giving an injection to a native. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Members of the Fijian 3rd Battalion, dressed in traditional dance costume, honor officers of the Allied forces with a kava (yaqona) ceremony. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
Hundreds of Marshallese natives, representing many atolls in these islands, staged an impressive ceremony on 4th of July, honoring American independence and their own recent freedom from the Japanese. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
On behalf of Solomon Islanders, Jacob Vouza of the Solomon Islandes Defence Force, and honorary Sergeant Major in the U.S. Marine Corps, presents a plaque of gratitude to the commander of U.S. forces on the island. [See "more images" below for complete caption]
The first Christian service is held on Cape Gloucester since the Japanese imprisoned the resident missionary two years previously. [See "more images" below for complete caption]