Clifton Cates with battalion commanders of US 1st Marine Regiment, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 Oct 1942

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Caption     Clifton Cates with battalion commanders of US 1st Marine Regiment, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 Oct 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 10 Oct 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps History Division
 
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1. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
19 Jul 2021 01:05:47 PM

Left to Right:
Lieutenant Colonel Leonard B. Cresswell (1st Battalion)
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin A. Pollock (Executive Officer of 1st Marine Regiment)
Colonel Clifton B. Cates (Commanding Officer 1st Marine Regiment)
Lieutenant Colonel William N. McKelvy (3rd Battalion)
Lieutenant Colonel William W. Stickney (2nd Battalion)

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