US Marines crossing Lunga River, Guadalcanal

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Line of United States Marines with rifles wading through wide, shallow river; palm trees are in the background. Official caption on front: "Marines crossing Lunga River in start of night patrol. Marine Corps Photo 3-11." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. No date

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Date: 
1942-08-
1943-02-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Rivers--Guadalcanal
Marines (Military personnel)--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
Palms--Guadalcanal