A US sailor gazing out at the sea during World War II. Photograph by J.R. Eyerman. Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 1944.
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American ground crew doing maintenance work on a bomber during WWII. Photograph by J.R. Eyerman. Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 1944.
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American servicemen and women relaxing on a boat ride along the shores of the Tarawa Atoll during WWII. Photograph by J.R. Eyerman, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, 1944.
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A Navy sailor band, including Seabee trumpet player Wallace Colcord, performing a Sunday concert while other soldiers look on. Photograph by J. R. Eyerman. Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, March 1944.
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An American sailor sitting with his back against a coconut palm tree while looking off into the distance and remembering home. Photograph by J.R. Eyerman. Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, March 1944.
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