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Photograph of Sergeant Vance H. Spear and Sergeant Roy H. Coulter unloading combustible materials from a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress aircraft during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hickam Field, Hawaii, December 7, 1941. A large plume of smoke from the…

Photograph of military jeeps on a jungle path, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.

Photograph of military jeeps crossing a stream, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.

Photograph of a group of musicians on an outdoor stage, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.

Photograph of musicians performing during an event at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1942. Inscription on verso: "Hawaii - A day at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel - 1942."

Photograph of a United States Navy serviceman dancing with a woman during an outdoor event at the Royal Hawaii Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, circa 1942. Inscription on verso: "Hawaii - A day at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 1942."

Note from Lee Embree to his wife gifting her his service bars, circa 1942-1945. Inscription: "Remember when you pinned these very same bars on my shirt, honey? Yes darling, these are the ones I graduated with and I would like you to have them to…

Photograph of palm trees, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.

Photograph of people and boats along a shoreline, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.

Photograph of adults and children in a seaside village, likely somewhere in the Pacific Islands, circa 1942-1945.