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Marines in a Bougainville Jungle clearing wait an assignment to ferret out Japs with the aid of their dog partners in Bougainville, March 24, 1944. The dogs locate the enemy and the Devil Dog marines clean them out. The Marines left to right are: Pvt. Carl Robertson, Malden, Mass.; Pfc. Nick Barack, Masontown, PA.; an unidentified Marine; Pvt. Mravin R. Troup, St. Louis; Pfc. Robert Forsyth, Stamford, Conn.; and Pfc. Rufus G. Mayo, Montgomery, Ala. The dogs are left to right Jack, an unidentified German shepherd dog, Otto and Caesar. Caesar is reported to be the first dog wounded in this war, but has returned to duty. (AP Photo)