Caption | Men of US 3rd Marine Division disembarking onto the invasion beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Nov 1943 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 2 Nov 1943 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
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WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -6.2435, 155.0401 |
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2 Nov 2019 07:31:43 PM
The 3rd Marines landed at Empress Augusta Bay, November 1st, 1943...my grandfather earned the silver star by helping eliminate the 37mm that was hitting the US landing craft...I have his citation stating such...