Notes:

[From notes by John Szalay:] James Ripley was assigned to the 55th Coast Artillery on Oahu Hawaii around 1940. This picture of Ripley was taken at Fort Ruger, which is now part of the Diamond head state park on Oahu. The 14in shell he is leaning on was in front of the Ft Ruger HQ of the Coast Artillery, part of the Pearl Harbor defenses.

Julia (Judy) Canova married James Ripley in Hawaii, but the union was annulled a few months later. The 2nd photo here is from the period of their marrage.