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 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 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 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 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 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 of a six-piece band playing at an Acorn (military air base) 39 party. Pictured seated from left to right is a saxophone player, a trumpet player, and a guitarist all sitting in front of a drummer and a double bass player standing behind the seated players. Behind them, a piano can be see with the hat of the piano player visible over the top of the piano.

Aerial photograph of work convoy in an unknown location on a dirt road surrounded by trees, a water way on the left side with two bridges.

Photograph of servicemen playing basketball in a Quonset hut. The men are wearing shorts and some are wearing t-shirts or tank tops. A group of men is on the left with two of them suspended in the air with the basketball, and two men are on the right side. The photograph focuses on the game in action. Service members can be seen sitting along the walls of the hut observing the game.

Photograph of boats anchored offshore and a dock to the right in an unknown location.

Photograph of construction equipment and facilities in an unknown location with two men standing center with backs to the camera. There is a mountain range in the background and many powerlines overhead.

Photograph of construction equipment and facilities with 3 men on the left side.

Photograph of an engineer inspecting equipment. He is turned toward a large drum caked with mud and wearing a cap and no shirt.

Photograph of engineers standing on barrels while constructing fuel tanks, 1 on the left and 2 on the right.

Photograph of 3 engineers working to construct a Quonset hut. Two are working on the left side of the hut while one engineer sits on top of it.

Photograph of engineers operating equipment in an unknown quarry, the closet is crouched down with his back to the camera with another standing over his left shoulder and more in the distance.

Photograph of a group of servicemen paving road or runway on the left with nothing but gravel rocks and single barrel on the right-side of the image.

Photograph of 3 engineers working through the night on the right beside a vehicle in an unknown location.

Photograph of a field being cleared by engineers and their equipment.

Photograph of engineers working in a Quonset hut over two rows of wooden tables.

Photograph of group of thirteen servicemen posing in two rows in an unknown location. The group in the front row are leaning with their arms crossed against a wooden platform. A second row of servicemen stand above them on the platform in front of a wooden structure.

Photograph of servicemen eating in a mess hall, location unknown. The men are seated at two rows of picnic tables with an aisle down the center.

Photograph of Navy mess hall staff Posing in front of foliage at a base on Bougainville Island. The group is composed in three lines, two standing and one sitting in front of them with a backdrop of trees.