US Marines ride an LVT-1 amphibious vehicle on Bougainville Island, South Pacific; December 23, 1943.

Bougainville, Solomon Islands

Expecting stiff Japanese opposition (that did not materialize), men of the 3rd Marine Division wade ashore on Blue Beach on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific; November 1, 1943.
 

Marines on Blue Beach

During a break in the fighting on Saipan, Mariana Islands, Marines of a flamethrower and demolitions team pose with a captured Japanese flag; June 15 - July 9, 1944..