American soldiers of the 23rd US Infantry Division waiting for the start of the attack, hiding behind the M4 Sherman tank

The black American soldiers from the 24th Infantry Division of the United States Army, seconded to the American division (23rd Infantry Division), are waiting for the attack to start, hiding behind the M4 Sherman on Bougainville Island.

Source of the American soldiers: US National Archives, 111-SC-202491.

Location: Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands
Date: 1944