The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Navy Motor Pool Jeep at Naval Air Base, Guam (VR-6 Squadron Album)

U.S. Navy Motor Pool Jeep at Naval Air Base, Guam (VR-6 Squadron Album)

This snapshot, preserved in a photo album belonging to a member of Naval Air Transport Squadron VR-6 at Agana, Guam, shows a Navy motor pool Jeep marked 'POOL' and 'NAB' (Naval Air Base) parked along a tropical roadside. Jeeps like this one served as essential utility vehicles at naval air stations throughout the Pacific during and after World War II, ferrying personnel and light cargo across island bases. Images such as this document the everyday routines of service members stationed far from the front lines of combat. Project: 218210