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Show Rapid Transit for Islanders (U. S Marine Corps Pboio) The 96-passcnger bus used to transport Guamanians from their homes to jobs on important military installations -was constructed from salvaged materials by Marines and Seabees under the direction direc-tion of Marine Maj. William J. Baker of Topeka, Kan., head of the island's military motor pool. The tractor part of the bus has been through the Bougainville and Guam campaigns; the trailer has considerable Jap material in it. The bus is the first of several simUar vehicles planned by the Civil Affairs Section of Marine Major General Gen-eral Henry L. Larsen's Island Command for civilians. |