Men of US 3rd Marine Division disembarking onto the invasion beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943

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Caption     Men of US 3rd Marine Division disembarking onto the invasion beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1 Nov 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 1 Nov 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 1 Nov 1943
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 638 x 352 pixels



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1. Woody says:
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...

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories

Latitude-Longitude:
-6.2435, 155.0401

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