• <br />Art Dreves – first duty station, ca. 1942 <br />[ Naval radio station, Imperial Beach, CA ]

    Art Dreves – first duty station, ca. 1942
    [ Naval radio station, Imperial Beach, CA ]
  • <br>Regimental Division Entrance<br>[ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]

    Regimental Division Entrance
    [ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]
  • <br>Charley Company's 'Main Street'<br>[ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]

    Charley Company's 'Main Street'
    [ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]
  • <br>Wally Nikiel, friend of Art Dreves [ Pavuvu, ca. 1944 ]<br>'A Chicago Torpedo and a real good buddy!'

    Wally Nikiel, friend of Art Dreves [ Pavuvu, ca. 1944 ]
    'A Chicago Torpedo and a real good buddy!'
  • <br>Wally Nikiel and Art Dreves<br>[ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]

    Wally Nikiel and Art Dreves
    [ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]
  • <br />Tom Sappington [ from Tennessee ] in front of the 'Hotel Pavuvu'<br />'Living in a mature coconut grove had its hazards. Most of the time we wore our helmets!

    Tom Sappington [ from Tennessee ] in front of the 'Hotel Pavuvu'
    'Living in a mature coconut grove had its hazards. Most of the time we wore our helmets!
  • <br>Wally Nikiel and Art Dreves on 'Coconut Detail'<br>[ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]

    Wally Nikiel and Art Dreves on 'Coconut Detail'
    [ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]
  • <br>Main shower area and wash rack<br>[ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]

    Main shower area and wash rack
    [ Pavuvu, Russell Islands, ca. 1944 ]
  • <br />Pavuvu's answer to the 'Rialto Theater'<br />

    Pavuvu's answer to the 'Rialto Theater'
    "I can vouch for the comfort of those luxury seats!"
  • <br />The Pavuvu 'Swimming Hole'. This was the only way out to deep water;<br />razor-sharp coral would cut your feet to ribbons. (At least there were no sharks that day.)

    The Pavuvu 'Swimming Hole'. This was the only way out to deep water;
    razor-sharp coral would cut your feet to ribbons. (At least there were no sharks that day.)
  • <br />August, 1945: 1st Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines.<br />[ Art Dreves - first row, second from right ]

    August, 1945: 1st Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines.
    [ Art Dreves - first row, second from right ]
  • <br />Immediately after Japan's surrender, Charley Company was sent to China.<br />This was our new Lieutenant; we had lost many men during battle.

    Immediately after Japan's surrender, Charley Company was sent to China.
    This was our new Lieutenant; we had lost many men during battle.
  • <br />Charley Company in North China, ca. 1945<br />Temp regularly dropped to zero. Finally, we got warm parkas.

    Charley Company in North China, ca. 1945
    Temp regularly dropped to zero. Finally, we got warm parkas.
  • <br />Tianjin [Tientsin] China, ca. 1945. 'The Chief,' Emerson Platero<br />Our full-blooded Apache who left a wife and six kids in New Mexico to join the Marines!

    Tianjin [Tientsin] China, ca. 1945. 'The Chief,' Emerson Platero
    Our full-blooded Apache who left a wife and six kids in New Mexico to join the Marines!
  • <br />Tianjin [Tientsin], China, ca. 1945. Capt. Carter, our new Company C.O.,<br />at Charley Company's Purple Heart ceremony

    Tianjin [Tientsin], China, ca. 1945. Capt. Carter, our new Company C.O.,
    at Charley Company's Purple Heart ceremony
  • <br />Purple Hearts for Charley Company Marines that made it to China.

    Purple Hearts for Charley Company Marines that made it to China.
  • <br />Okinawa, Japan, ca. 1944. 'To the victors belong the spoils.'<br />George Brown, Art Dreves, Wally Nikiel in front of an Okinawan tomb.

    Okinawa, Japan, ca. 1944. 'To the victors belong the spoils.'
    George Brown, Art Dreves, Wally Nikiel in front of an Okinawan tomb.
  • <br />Art Dreves, China, ca. 1945.<br />

    Art Dreves, China, ca. 1945.
    "Oh, to be that young again!"