This candid snapshot from the Pat McAleer photo collection captures the everyday reality of tent life for American servicemen in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A serviceman rests on his cot while uniforms -- including one bearing a distinctive spotted camouflage pattern associated with Marine Corps utility wear of the period -- hang from the tent's ridge pole. Photographs like this, rarely staged or formal, offer valuable insight into the day-to-day living conditions troops endured far from the front lines. Project: 218187