| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 051876 |
| 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. A VERY PROUD MOMENT IN THIS U.S. MARINE'S LIFE WHEN HE RECEIVES A ...
Description
MOUNT MARTHA, VIC. 1943-05-18. A VERY PROUD MOMENT IN THIS U.S. MARINE'S LIFE WHEN HE RECEIVES A DECORATION FROM HIS COMMANDING GENERAL. HE IS PLATOON SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE (RIGHT) OF THE SEVENTH U.S. MARINE REGIMENT, ONE OF THE TWO ENLISTED MEN TO RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THE GUADALCANAL OPERATION, WHICH HAS JUST BEEN SUSPENDED FROM HIS NECK BY A RIBBON BY MAJOR GENERAL A.A. VANDEGRIFT (RIGHT), COMMANDING FIRST U.S. MARINE DIVISION, WHO IS HIMSELF A RECIPIENT OF A CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR FOR THE GUADALCANAL BATTLE. THE OCCASION IS A CEREMONIAL PARADE OF THE SEVENTH MARINE REGIMENT TO HONOUR THOSE OF THE REGIMENT WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES ON GUADALCANAL. THE GENERAL RECEIVED HIS MEDAL EARLIER FROM PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.