Photograph of wounded servicemen at a presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia in August of 1944 in the middle of a large dirt area. On the right stands two rows of injured servicemen at attention, and on the right more servicemen standing at attention with a row sitting in the center on folding chairs due to leg injuries. The dirt area has been carved out of rolling hills that appear in the background of the photo. A portion of the camp can also be seen in the background.

Photograph taken at a Presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia in August of 1944. On the right stands an officer speaking into a microphone and behind him to the right stands service women and men at attention.

Photograph taken at a Presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia in August of 1944. Group of men and women military members stand at attention in rows behind a microphone.

Photograph at the presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia, August 1944. Men and women service members stand at attention, while unidentified officer standing in front of them speaks into microphone.

Photograph of a field where a presentation of Purple Hearts is taking place in Noumea, New Caledonia on August 1944. On the left stand a 2 groups of service members standing at attention, in the center stands another group at attention with one member standing with the American flag and a group of women are lined up facing them. On the right side of the photograph stands service members amongst some folding chairs, and a service band.

Photograph of a group of Purple Heart recipients taken at a Purple Heart ceremony in Noumea, New Caledonia. The recipients are in two lines, the back line all standing, and the front seated.

Photograph of a presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia, in August of 1944. Four Marines are lined up and standing at attention for an officer standing in front of them, while women service members hold papers off to the left alongside another officer.

Photograph of a Presentation of Purple Hearts in Noumea, New Caledonia in August of 1944. On the left there are four people in white uniforms handing out papers to service members as they pass by while on the left a man is shown with his back to the camera.

Photograph of Becky Van Meter on the right pinning a Purple Heart to one sailor in a line of them with an officer standing to her left.

Photograph of Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Royal Navy, awarding Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz the Grand Cross of the Bath aboard the HMS Duke of York, Guam. Chester W. Nimitz stands on the right in a white Naval uniform with embroidered epaulettes, a brimmed hat with the Navy's emblem and holds up a sash to his torso. Sir Bruce Fraser is on the right leaning towards Flt. Adm. Nimitz to pin the sash on him. He is dressed in a white uniform and a brimmed hat with a Royal Navy emblem on it. another man stands behind them in a white uniform and holding up a dark pillow. In front of the men is a microphone and a tripod.

Photograph of three sailors standing on a small boat beside a larger sailboat, the Evaleeta. The two sailors towards the bow are wearing long sleeved uniforms and garrison caps, the third stands further back and is wearing a light-colored crew neck shirt. The men are holding onto these long poles that run over the edge and into tires hanging off the Evaleeta. Onboard the Evaleeta three more sailors look over the railing watching the men on the smaller boat. The bow of the smaller boat has plate that reads "NOUMEA'.

Photograph of the mast and sail of the Evaleeta taken from below.

Photograph of an unidentified man in a pair of light-colored loose capri styled pants sitting on the edge of a wooden boat. On the beach behind him is another wooden boat capsized.

Photograph of the Evaleeta crew working in front of large gears and pulling on a rope. On the left a hand with two rings can be seen resting on a cog, a man stands profile in the center in a fedora, white collared shirt, suspenders, a tie, and glasses hunched over the gears. To his right stands a man reaching up to pull on a rope in a dark jacket and brimmed hat as another man in a white shirt reaches up with him. The second man pulling the rope only has his arm visible with their body being hidden by a large pole.

Close up photograph of the Evaleeta cutting through water taken from above.

Photograph of a sailor in a dark t-shirt and light-colored pants climbing up the Jacob's ladder on the Evaleeta. The photograph is taken from a distance and shows most of the deck, and a large sail. In the background a small section of land can be seen amongst the vast expanse of water.

Photograph of a man, identified only as Pong is crouched down doing dishes on the Evaleeta. He is wearing a white shirt cut at the elbows, jeans and a belt. In his hand is a bowl and a mug he is washing.

Photograph taken on the deck of the Evaleeta. Piles of things and ropes are everywhere, a sailor lays on his back in the center of the deck, another stands shirtless with his back to the camera and a rope in hand. The bottom half of a large sail fills the top portion of the image.

Photograph of an unidentified man in a pair of light-colored loose capri styled pants sitting on the edge of a wooden boat.

Photograph of a man standing with one leg propped up and his hand resting on his knee by the bow of the Evaleeta. The man is wearing a light-colored collared shirt and shorts. A large sail and the bowsprit can be seen behind the man.

Photograph of a sailor in a long-sleeved shirt and dark pants looking up while onboard the Evaleeta. Behind him is a large sail, the shadow of his head is thrown onto it.

Negative of a man on the Jacob's ladder aboard the Evaleeta. He is dressed in a white t-shirt and dark pants rolled up at the ankles. Behind him is a large sail.

Negative of the Evaleeta taken from the bowsprit showing the front of the ship and its deck with several sailors visible. The one closet to the camera is presumably Ralph Sprinkle sitting near the bow in a white t-shirt and dark pants. Behind him are two shirtless sailors with their back turned and even further back a man in a long-sleeved shirt and cap is sitting hunched over. On the left side of the ship a lone man stands in the shade of one of Evaleeta's large sails.

Negative of the deck of the Evaleeta showing Ralph Sprinkle walking in a white t-shirt and dark pants. Behind him another sailor in shirtless and standing underneath a clothesline of hanging laundry. There are also two sailors sitting side by side on the ship's railing. The deck itself has barrels, tires ropes and buckets strew around. On the right side in the background is a hilly landmass.