U.S. Marines rest in the field on Guadalcanal, circa
August-December 1942.
Most of these Marines are armed with M1903 bolt-action rifles and carry M1905 bayonets and
USMC 1941 type packs. Two men high on the hill at right wear mortar vests and one in
center has a World War I type grenade vest. The Marine seated at far right has a Browning
Automatic Rifle.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the
National Archives.
(info and text from the Naval Historical Center website)
Marines struggle up a jungle trail.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
Marines, wary of snipers, move into a formerly-held
Japanese area.
(source: Decisive Battles of the Pacific War, edited by Anthony
Preston)
Marines enter a Japanese camp.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
A column of Marine M-3 Stuart tanks move forward on the
beach perimeter.
(source: ebay)
US Marine patrol crosses the Lunga River.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
Marines march up to the Matanikau River in early
November.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
This photo's caption reads: "Tired But Victorious -
Guadalcanal: Dog-tired, sweaty, and wet from the almost incessant rain, Marines
march on the fire-blackened remains of the Matanikou village, on the Matanikou River,
after well entrenched Japanese troops were blasted out by bombings, shell and mortar fire,
and hand-to-hand combat that followed. 10/23/42."
(source: ebay)
US-built fuel drum bridge makes crossing the Matanikau
River easier.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
Weary Marines march back from the front lines after
being relieved by the US Army.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
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