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A Piper J-3 Cub flies low over the ground to pick up a message via field panel on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 23 February 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A Piper J-3 Cub (a.k.a. L-4) flies low over the ground of Guadalcanal to pick up...
Soldiers carry supplies to shore from an LCVP during amphibious training exercises on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on 9 March 1944
From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. Soldiers carry supplies to shore from an LCVP [Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel...
Young, James Fighting on Guadalcanal
After the Battle of the Tenaru [Annotator's Note: also called the Battle of the Ilu River, 21 August 1942, Guadalcanal...
Shannahan, Claude Bad Memories from Guadalcanal
Claude Shannahan's worst memories from Guadalcanal were largely from Bloody Ridge. With the Japanese approaching from...
DeForest, Harold From Guadalcanal to Bougainville
Harold DeForest landed in New Caledonia and was sent to a replacement center. There, he and another guy volunteered to...
O'Leary, Frank Leaving Guadalcanal and Liberty in Melbourne
In December 1942, Frank H. O'Leary was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] when his platoon...
Miralles, Richard Guadalcanal
Richard Miralles thought Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] was miserable. They had mud on...
Shatz, Ewalt Aftermath of Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal
Ewalt "Walt" Shatz fired the machine guns [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Patterson (DD-392)] for the first time...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Guadalcanal
Harold Buell was stationed on Guadalcanal where he found life in the field to be far more difficult than it was on his...
Powers, Robert Guadalcanal and the Invasion of Bougainville
On his first day at sea, Robert Powers got seasick. One of his friends, Ned Meloney, played for the 49ers [Annotator's...
Morgan, Thomas Guadalcanal, Malaria and a New Division
Thomas Edgar Morgan, Sr. was assigned to the 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) and took part in the Battle of Midway....

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