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| Keywords: Lot-909-11: Army and Navy Share A “Watch,” August 17, 1943. Cooperation between the armed services has long been a fact, but in few places is it as apparent as at a lonely outpost in the South Pacific. There from the vantage point of the third tallest lighthouse in the world, nine Army and Navy men share the duty of checking passing ships and planes. Each man works four hours “on” and 12 hours “off”. They live together in the quarters they themselves built, cooking the provisions brought to them daily by picket boat. Crews spend an average of three months on the lookout duty and it’s a prize eagerly sought. Shown: Vigilance – Every ship that passes the lookout post comes in for a scrutiny. High-powered glasses aid youthful watchers. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/04/15). Photographed through Mylar sleeve Lot-909-11: Army and Navy Share A “Watch,” August 17, 1943. Cooperation between the armed services has long been a fact, but in few places is it as apparent as at a lonely outpost in the South Pacific. There from the vantage point of the third tallest lighthouse in the world, nine Army and Navy men share the duty of checking passing ships and planes. Each man works four hours “on” and 12 hours “off”. They live together in the quarters they themselves built, cooking the provisions brought to them daily by picket boat. Crews spend an average of three months on the lookout duty and it’s a prize eagerly sought. Shown: Vigilance – Every ship that passes the lookout post comes in for a scrutiny. High-powered glasses aid youthful watchers. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/04/15). Photographed through Mylar sleeve | ||||
