| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 051873 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
McInnes, Geoffrey |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. FOLLOWING A CEREMONIAL PARADE BY THE SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT, ...
Description
MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. FOLLOWING A CEREMONIAL PARADE BY THE SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT, THE FOUR HOLDERS OF CONGRESSIONAL MEDALS OF HONOR IN THE FIRST U.S. MARINE DIVISION, POSE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS. LEFT TO RIGHT:- MAJOR GENERAL A. A. VANDEGRIFT, COMMANDING FIRST U.S. MARINE DIVISION; COLONEL N. EDSON, WHO COMMANDED A RAIDER BATTALION ON GUADALCANAL; SECOND LIEUTENANT MITCHELL PAIGE, A MACHINE GUNNER WHO WAS A PLATOON SERGEANT AT THE TIME OF HIS ACTION ON GUADALCANAL AND PLATOON SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE, A MACHINE GUNNER. THE LATTER TWO MEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT AND WERE PRESENTED THEIR MEDALS BY MAJOR GENERAL VANDEGRIFT AT THE CEREMONIAL PARADE.