Former Japanese Headquarters, Namur

Two soldiers seated near the doorway of building with sandbags, searchlight, and American flag atop roof. [Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands]. Two soldiers seated near the doorway of building with sandbags, searchlight, and American flag atop roof. [Roi-Namur, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands]. Hios joined the USMC in 1942 and trained as a combat photographer. He saw action on the Marshall Islands, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Promoted to sergeant, he received the Bronze Star for 'heroic and meritorious action in obtaining valuable combat photographs under hazardous conditions'. Gift of the artist, 1994.

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Original record: Former Japanese Headquarters, Namur
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1944
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Hios, Theo, 1908-1999 (artist)
Subject(s): Bronze Star
Gouaches (Paintings)
Marshall Islands, Saipan
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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