Sugar House Bulletin | 1943-09-10 | Page 2 | On Closest U. S. South Pacific Post to Japan

On Closest U. S. South Pacific Post to Japan ui,jnp iii www- u.w,wi.mi.,. -- trT rt MiWr !Mf 'tl fefefe ' American soldiers busily hasten Japan's defeat on the Russell Islands, closest V. S. Pacific base to the enemy. en-emy. Upper left: Three men who served In the same division In World War I are reunited on the Russell Islands. Is-lands. They are (left to right) Brig. Gen, William D. Rose, J. Norman Lodge, a war correspondent, and Brig. Gen. Leonard F. Wing. Lower left: Beneath palm covered observation posts, soldiers watch for enemy craft. Upper right: The first time Corp. John Gaynon was given a .50 caliber machine gun, he brought down a Jap bomber attempting a night raid. Lower right: Crossing Renard Sound on a ferry.