The Snapshots in Time Collection
Serviceman on Marston Mat Walkway at Tent Camp, Pacific Theater, WWII (McAleer Album)
A young serviceman pauses on a walkway of perforated steel planking (Marston Mat) at a tent encampment somewhere in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Images like this one from the Edward P. McAleer album capture the everyday living conditions of American forces stationed at forward island bases. Project: 218136