Photo #: 80-G-20683 Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 -- February 1943 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. Online Image: 193KB; 740 x 620 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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9 November 2001