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Sul verso del supporto primario : OEM. 5918/ U.S. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH: DISTRIBUITED BY THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION/ AMERICA OCCUPATION OF RUSSELL ISLANDS, FEBRUARY 1943/ The strategic Russell Islands, 30 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, were occupied by American forces late in/ February without any Japanese opposition, the U.S. Navy Department announced, May 1943. The capture of/ these new outposts in a U.S. chain of South Pacific bases was made by American Army, Navy and Marine Forces./ Picture shows:- Camouflaged Marine Raiders approach their objective - one of the palm-fringed tropical Russell/ Islands. Their orders are to drive the Japanese from this key Pacific outpost, and they are prepared to do the job/ in typical Marine fashion. At the time this dramatic photograph was taken the landing party did not know whether/ the enemy was still lurking back of the building in the distance or not.\pSul verso del supporto primario, a grafite rossa : 15 Far East Island warfare.\pSul verso del supporto primario, timbro rosso : MINISTRY OF INFORMATION/ BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOFGRAPH/ Number:/ CROWN COPYRIGHT RESERVED/ This photograph must not/ be reproduced in any form/ Without permission.\pSul recto del supporto primario, a grafite : 15.\p\p\p