U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonels in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Two U.S. officers sit and talk at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal. Two Marines clean grease from fuselage of USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) SBD Dauntless dive bomber parked on Henderson Field. USAAF PBY Catalina flying boat parked. USMC (United States Marine Corps) Lt. Col. (Lieutenant Colonel) Cooley and Lt. Col. Moret stand, sandbags in the background. American flag flies above headquarters.
U.S. Marine Corps officers in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. USMC (United States Marine Corps) Lieutenant General Louis E. Woods, USMC Brigadier General L.H.M. Sanderson, USMC General Christian Frank Schilt study map and talk together outside command headquarters. Officer walks along a jungle road. EM (Enlisted Man) walks toward shack in the background. Officer converse outside command headquarters.
U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Evan Carlson with his 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion, nicknamed 'Carlson's Raiders, ' on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War 2. Colonel Carlson poses with several natives. Colonel Carlson waves and salutes at departing jeeps carrying members of his unit and natives. Colonel Carlson talks to his son, Lieutenant Evans C. Carlson, who commands a platoon in the 2nd Marine Raiders Battalion.
U.S. army quonset hut set up in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Guadalcanal jungle during heavy rain. Mud puddles in the rain. A tent set up on roadside. Quonset hut and top of tent showing heavy rainfall.
U.S. Marines in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Harbor of Tulagi. A U.S. Marine with large binoculars at lookout station. A SM (signalman) sends semaphore atop lookout station. A long barreled antiaircraft gun. The Marine raises a small antiaircraft gun. Large ranger finder on top of a mountain. Marines come down a road, and palm trees in the background. The Marines pass over a small bridge. The Marines in a beach area. Two APAs (Attack Transport) at anchor in the background. Landing crafts coming in for landing.
U.S. Marines in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Harbor of Tulagi. A jeep coming across a causeway carrying Marine personnel. A small tractor pulls a trailer with personnel. Two telephone linemen up in palm trees repairing cable. The jeep departs Henderson Field. APAs (Attack Transports) lying at anchor. A lookout post at beach. Marines march along a road.