The Snapshots in Time Collection

Row of Squad Tents at Marine Corps Camp, VMF-214 'Black Sheep' Squadron Album, 1945

Row of Squad Tents at Marine Corps Camp, VMF-214 'Black Sheep' Squadron Album, 1945

This 1945 photograph from the album of Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-214 - the legendary 'Black Sheep' squadron - shows the row of canvas squad tents that housed Marines at a training or staging camp. Simple, functional infrastructure like this supported thousands of Marine aviators and ground personnel as they prepared for or returned from combat duty in the Pacific. Project: 218393