Major General Lewis Puller handing the US 2nd Marine Division flags to Brigadier General Edward Snedeker shortly after Puller took command of the division, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1 Jul 1954

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Caption     Major General Lewis Puller handing the US 2nd Marine Division flags to Brigadier General Edward Snedeker shortly after Puller took command of the division, Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States, 1 Jul 1954 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
Date 1 Jul 1954
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Marion Fischer Collection
 
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