Marines survey the bodies of Japanese soldiers covering the battleground of Edson's Ridge.
(source: The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal by Robert Ballard)
Marines survey the bodies of Japanese soldiers covering
the battleground of Edson's Ridge.
(source: The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal by Robert Ballard)
Dead Japanese snipers lie on Raider Ridge.
(source: ebay)
Japanese soldiers lie dead on a Guadalcanal beach after
one of the many battles.
(source: ebay)
A Marine displays the head and bones of a Japanese tank
crewman on top of a knocked out Japanese tank.
According to the caption, the tank was hit by a flamethrower, though this weapon
did not see much use at this early stage of the war.
(source: ebay)
Another Marine inspects the remains of another Japanese
tank, whose turret and crew lie nearby.
(source: ebay)
After one of the countless battles of the six month
campaign, more Japanese dead lie at the edge of another palm forest.
Note the two tanks further back in the tree line.
(source: ebay)
Wounded US Marine is carried back to the rear area for
medical attention.
(source: Guadalcanal Island Ordeal by Graeme Kent)
A Guadalcanal native pays tribute to American war dead
on the island in August of 1946.
(source: ebay)
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