Esther Gilbert Scrapbook

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Red Cross Headquarters MP, Adelaide, Australia, 1944
Red Cross Headquarters MP (military police) officers, Phil and Blitz, in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1944.
Red Cross Headquarters workers with koala, Adelaide, Australia, circa 1944
Red Cross Headquarters workers Johnnie Pascucci, Al Parsons, and Mike Angell pose with a koala in Adelaide, Australia, circa 1944.
Red Cross workers sit on a tarmac in Australia
Five Red Cross workers in fatigues sit on a bench on a tarmac in front of an airplane while in Australia in November 1944. The women, stationed at the U.S. Pacific Theater headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia, appear to be wearing the WAC (Women's Army Corps) summer work uniform with the Red Cross overseas cap. The Red Cross was authorized to be issued army uniforms and supplies when needed. (Photo taken from Esther Gilbert Scrapbook).
Sergeant Claude Thompson, Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946
Sergeant Claude Thompson, in fatigues, sits on the front of an ARC jeep at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946.
Serviceman in front of B-17, Tachikawa Army Air Base, circa 1946
A serviceman poses in front of a B-17 at Tachikawa Army Air Base, Japan, circa 1946.
Servicemen receiving papers aboard ship, circa 1946
Two lines of sailors receive papers and a handshake while aboard a ship, circa 1946.
Ski instructors at Kanko Hotel, Akakura, Japan, 1946
Two GI ski instructors at Kanko Hotel in Akakura, Japan, a popular leave destination, in February 1946.
Subic Bay, Philippines, 1945
Photo of Subic Bay, Philippines, with military ships in 1945.
Tea hour in Brisbane, Australia, 1944
Three women, seen from above, enjoy tea hour outside of the Queenscliff Red Cross facility in Brisbane, Australia, in November 1944.
U.S. Consulate in Adelaide, South Australia, 1944
The U.S. Consulate in Adelaide, South Australia, 1944.
U.S. Navy swimming pool in Hollandia, New Guinea, 1945
The U.S. Navy swimming pool in Hollandia (now Jayapura), New Guinea, in 1945. The pool was created by damming a mountain stream.

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