US Marine .30 caliber machine gun crew at the ready in a forward position; Island of Guam, Mariana Islands, Central Pacific ocean; July, 1944.


Marines with machine gun

US Marine Corps Colonel William W. Ashurst arrives for negotiations to surrender to Japanese Forces in Beijing, China.
   After the outbreak of war with Japan, US Marines guarding the American embassy in the city, along with a number of sailors, including himself, were taken captive on December 8, 1941. They were held in prisoner of war camp until June 1945.

Surrender of Embassy guards

A US Marine Corps dog handler and his K9 partner, staying close to one another; somewhere on an island in the Pacific ocean. 