Three young U.S. Marines relax with a rifle at the ready in front of a smelly house they named "Tobacco Road" on the island of Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific; July 1944.


Just laying in the sun

Two U.S. Marines take a close look at a captured Japanese Type 95 "Ha-Go" light tank on the island of Saipan, Mariana islands, South Pacific; 1944.
 The tank was sufficient against enemy infantry, but was not designed for combat against enemy tanks. 

Japanese light tank

A U.S. Marine with a captured Japanese Type 92,  7.7 mm heavy machine gun; Saipan, Mariana Islands, South Pacific Ocean, 1945. 