Surrender of Japanese forces on one of the Pacific Islands.

Caption on reverse: "U.S. leader in Gilbert Islands victory. Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner of the U.S. Navy was in charge of amphibious operations which led to the capture of the South Pacific Gilbert Islands from the Japanese."

Caption on reverse: "Commands Marshalls landing fleet. Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, commander of the U.S. Navy Amphibious Force in the Central Pacific, in in charge of American amphibious operations against the Japanese in the Marshall Islands. He also commanded amphibious operations in the South Pacific Gilbert Islands, which were wrested from the enemy."

Caption on reverse: "U.S. leader in Gilbert Islands victory. Major General Julian C. Smith of the U.S. Marine Corps is the commander of the Second Marine Division whose men landed on Tarawa atoll in the Gilbert Islands during amphibious operations which led to the capture of the strategic South Pacific islands from the Japanese."

Caption on reverse: "5/10/44. U.S. Navy Central Pacific Commander. Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, as commander of the Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy, directs naval operations in the Central Pacific. He led the American task force that attacked Japanese bases in the Western Carolines, within 600 miles of the Philippine Islands, and was in over-all command …

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Memorandum from Jiro Fujioka to Speaker, Rev. Mohri regarding his "Stories of So. Pacific Islands" speech at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0709

Caption on reverse: "U.S. Marine commander in Bougainville Battle. Major General Allen H. Turnage of the U.S. Marine Corps, who commanded U.S. Marine forces in their successful attack on Bougainville, last Japanese stronghold in the South Pacific Solomon Islands, is pictured watching his troops maneuver. After the Marines established a beachhead, U.S. Army soldiers landed on …

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Does the continent ever move? It has been discussed since the German Dr. Wegener made public his "Continental Drift Theory" about 20 years ago. To examine this theory, the world is focusing on the drift of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Masaji Miyaji, 35, an Astronomical Observatory Engineer, and his assistant, Hideo …

Caption on reverse: "U.S. Marine receives highest award. Captain James E. Swett (left), U.S. Marine Corps flier, receives the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. award for heroism, from Major General Ralph J. Mitchell of the U.S. Marine Corps, commander of Allied air forces in the Solomon Islands area, at an informal ceremony at a …

Caption on reverse: "U.S. Destroyer Sinks Japanese Four-Convoy in Marshalls Area. Lieutenant Commander Donald T. Eller of the U.S. Navy (upper left) is the commander of the destroyer Burns (pictured below), which sank an entire convoy of four Japanese ships in the Marshall Islands area while operating with a U.S. Navy task force in the attack …

Caption on reverse:: "U.S. officers decorated for campaigns against Japanese. Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb (right), Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, presents the Legion of Merit decoration to Brigadier General De Witt Peck, USMC (left), and the Navy and Marine Corps Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Frank Dailey, USMC (center). The award to Gen. Peck was for …

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