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LC-Lot-801-32: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943

LC-Lot-801-32: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943. Preparing Plane To Meet Enemy. Using their home-made apparatus constructed of coconut legs, these Marine mechanics bore sight the machine gun on a plane in the Guadalcanal. Note steel matting used for runways. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
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Caption: Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 – February 1943. Preparing Plane To Meet Enemy. Using their home-made apparatus constructed of coconut legs, these Marine mechanics bore sight the machine gun on a plane in the Guadalcanal. Note steel matting used for runways. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2015/11/06).
Accession #: LC-Lot-801-32
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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