Caterpillar D8 diesel tractor with bulldozer clearing sand for base, Kwajalein Island
Description:
View of man operating Caterpillar D8 diesel tractor with bulldozer clearing sand and vegetation for military base on Kwajalein Island in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Label on back: "Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Il. Rec'd from Navy Department. Their letter, 7-13-44. Model, D8. Description of work, After the battle of Namur on Swajalein in the Marshall Island, 'Caterpillar' diesel tractors with bulldozers and scrapers operated by Navy Seabees begin the task of converting this island into a useful and indispensable advance base for our armed forces. Official U.S. Navy photo." Handwritten on back: "Bulldozers."
