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 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 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 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 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.

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.

Negative of a sailor sitting with his arm resting on his knee while on the edge of a boat. He is wearing a white t-shirt, pants, white tennis shoes, sunglasses and a watch. To the right is a sail, and at his feet are two wooden oars.

Negative of Ralph Sprinkle sitting on the bow edge of the Evaleeta in a white t-shirt, dark pants rolled to his calf and a pair of sunglasses. His knees are bent, and he drapes an arm over the one on the far side.

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 a sailor standing on the edge of a boat. He is wearing a white t-shirt, pants, a belt and dark sunglasses. To his right is a sail, and at his feet are two wooden oars.

Negative of Ralph Sprinkle sitting in a white t-shirt and rolled up pants with his arms crossed over his propped-up knee. He is sitting underneath a large sail and the bowsprit is just barely visible behind him.

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.

Negative of a man in a white t-shirt and underwear balancing on the ropes coming off Evaleeta's bowsprit.

Negative of a man taking a picture of a white bird perched in a bush on his left. He stands on the right in a white t-shirt, shorts, a utility belt, glasses and watch with a camera in hand.

Negative of a man taunting a white bird to his left with a stick held above its head. He is wearing a white t-shirt, shorts, a utility belt and glasses. Around his neck is a camera.

Negative of a man standing on the left reaching towards a white bird perched on a tree branch to his right. The man is wearing a white t-shirt, shorts and a utility belt.