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USMC 54892 Japanese "Dai Hatsu" Type Landing Craft broached on a Guadalcanal beach, March 23, 1943

Japanese "Dai Hatsu" Type Landing Craft broached on a Guadalcanal beach, March 23, 1943
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Title: Japanese "Dai Hatsu" Type Landing Craft broached on a Guadalcanal beach, March 23, 1943
Caption: Japanese "Dai Hatsu" Type Landing Craft broached on a Guadalcanal beach, March 23, 1943. It had been wrecked by fire from Marine halftracks the previous year, during the Guadalcanal Campaign. Photographed by Private First Class Edward F. Merva.
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Catalog #: USMC 54892
Copyright Owner: National Archives
Original Creator: Photographed by Private First Class Edward F. Merva.
Original Date: Tue, Mar 23, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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