GUADALCANAL, 1943. SGT A. JUNKERS OF MCCOMBE, MISSISSIPPI AND SGT C.H. CATCHEM OF LITTLE ROCK, ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal
Accession Number 043649
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

GUADALCANAL, 1943. SGT A. JUNKERS OF MCCOMBE, MISSISSIPPI AND SGT C.H. CATCHEM OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, STOPPED ON A JUNGLE TRAIL LIGHTING CIGARETTES FOR THEIR NATIVE GUIDES. ONE OF THE GUIDES IS HOLDING AN OLD- FASHIONED CAVALRY SWORD AND WEARING A CRUCIFIX. (OFFICIAL US MARINE CORPS PHOTOGRAPH).