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155mm Gun M1 field guns of Battery A of USMC 9th Defense Battalion being loaded onto a LCT for transport to Piru Plantation, Tambusolo Island, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943155mm Gun M1 of the US Marine Corps being towed on the island of Rendova, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943Aerial view of the Munda Point Airfield in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, 1943Aerial view of the Segi Point Airfield at the southeastern tip of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands; the airfield was constructed by US Navy 47th Construction Battalion in 1943
155mm Gun M1 field guns of Battery A of USMC 9th Defense Battalion being loaded onto a LCT for transport to Piru Plantation, Tambusolo Island, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943155mm Gun M1 of the US Marine Corps being towed on the island of Rendova, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943Aerial view of the Munda Point Airfield in New Georgia in the Solomon Islands, 1943Aerial view of the Segi Point Airfield at the southeastern tip of New Georgia in the Solomon Islands; the airfield was constructed by US Navy 47th Construction Battalion in 1943
Ambulance and medical personnel, New Georgia, 1943American troops unloading cargo from LCI vessels, Rendova, Solomon Islands, circa Jul 1943Crashed F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-123 or VMF-124, mid-1943, probably at Henderson Field, GuadalcanalF4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943
Ambulance and medical personnel, New Georgia, 1943American troops unloading cargo from LCI vessels, Rendova, Solomon Islands, circa Jul 1943Crashed F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-123 or VMF-124, mid-1943, probably at Henderson Field, GuadalcanalF4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943
F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-214 taxiing for take-off at Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons, 1943HMS Victorious at anchor in the Solomons, Jul 1943. This was during the period Victorious was on loan to the US Fleet. Note US F4F Wildcats and TBM Avengers on the flight deck.Men of USMC 9th Defense Battalion firing their 155mm Gun M1 from Rendova or another nearby island toward New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943Overturned F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943
F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-214 taxiing for take-off at Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons, 1943HMS Victorious at anchor in the Solomons, Jul 1943. This was during the period Victorious was on loan to the US Fleet. Note US F4F Wildcats and TBM Avengers on the flight deck.Men of USMC 9th Defense Battalion firing their 155mm Gun M1 from Rendova or another nearby island toward New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943Overturned F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-215 at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, 1943
US Army Private Lloyd Culuck of A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Division eating a can of Ration B, using the lid as spoon while wearing 12-day-old dirty clothes, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943US Marines wading across a stream, New Georgia, 1943Captured Japanese coastal defense gun at Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 5 Jul 1943USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943
US Army Private Lloyd Culuck of A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Division eating a can of Ration B, using the lid as spoon while wearing 12-day-old dirty clothes, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Jul 1943US Marines wading across a stream, New Georgia, 1943Captured Japanese coastal defense gun at Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 5 Jul 1943USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943
USS Helena (left) and USS St. Louis (right) firing during Battle of Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands, 6 Jul 1943; photo taken from USS HonoluluUS Marine Corps 155 mm Howitzer Carriage M1917 or M1918 howitzer under tow, Rendova, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943American casualties lying on stretchers aboard a landing craft, awaiting evacuation, Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943American night-time naval gunfire against Japanese positions at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943
USS Helena (left) and USS St. Louis (right) firing during Battle of Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands, 6 Jul 1943; photo taken from USS HonoluluUS Marine Corps 155 mm Howitzer Carriage M1917 or M1918 howitzer under tow, Rendova, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943American casualties lying on stretchers aboard a landing craft, awaiting evacuation, Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943American night-time naval gunfire against Japanese positions at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943

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