Dutch and U.S. troops guard Netherlands Guiana Base. At Paramaribo, in Dutch Guiana, U.S.

Dutch and U.S. troops guard Netherlands Guiana Base. At Paramaribo, in Dutch Guiana, U.S. troops and Dutch soldiers share the guarding of the port from which a large part of American's beauxite (aluminum ore) is shipped. In Surinam or Dutch Guiana, on the Northern Coast of South America, this native anti-aircraft gunner helps protect Fort Amsterdam. His job is to cooperate with U.S. troops in the defense of the base and port. NI 1044