A flamethrower hurls a burst of fire at a Japanese position on Bougainville Island while riflemen in foreground cover his activity. April 1944

Flamethrower

A dog has been adopted by the 442nd Regimental Medics as a mascot.The dog is called "Wahine" which means women in Hawaii. He is wearing a Red Cross arm band.

442nd Regimental Medic

Men of an Engineer Battalion "neutralize" a strong Japanese position in hilltop tunnels by constructing on oil pipeline to the top of the hill, pumping oil into the tunnels and then igniting them by 60 mm white phosphorous mortar shells.