This wartime photograph, associated with the 312th Bombardment Group, appears to capture an attack on small watercraft along a Pacific island coastline. The larger vessel's deck seems piled with palm fronds - a common improvised camouflage used by Japanese barges attempting to move troops and supplies undetected between islands. Units like the 312th, flying low-level A-20 Havoc light bombers, played a critical role in cutting off these supply routes during the New Guinea and Philippines campaigns. Project: 218559