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  1. TD-Tommy776

    TD-Tommy776 Man of Constant Sorrow

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    The most interesting are the dog tags, of course. Have you done any research on those Marines?

    I also find the toothbrushes interesting. They're not the kind of thing one thinks of in the context of battlefield relics. They also emphasize the humanity of what was then the enemy.
     
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    The Marines were aircraft ground crew guys. Both survived the war. the tootbrushes come the the GIFU/HILL 27 battlefield on Mount Austen. When the battle was over everything was left there, so the villagers have piles of toothbrushes, watches, pends and all sundry personal items. the most delicate thing i brought back was a plastric Japanese soap container with the army star on it.
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    You have a great relic collection.
     
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    canal42,

    Welcome to the forum. I'm a sucker for 'then and now' comparisons as well as battlefield relics, so I'm anxiously awaiting further postings from you. We don't have very many members who have traveled the Pacific.

    I've traveled some of the European battlefields, but have never made it out to the Southern Pacific. Its definetly a place that I plan on visiting.
     
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    hello, you have a great relic collection. why not start a special topic for it in our militaria section?
     
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    assorted photos

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    good reference shot pinpointing the MG nest position.

    A vet friend who was there told me that after the battlr he saw the body of John Rivers. He said "They say he was shot in the head, but take it from me he got a full burst in the chest from a Nambu MG"

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    always a good photo to match up. the sun gets so hot on the corral ridge you can feel it straight through the soles of your boots.
     
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    View attachment 19718

    good reference shot pinpointing the MG nest position.

    A vet friend who was there told me that after the battlr he saw the body of John Rivers. He said "They say he was shot in the head, but take it from me he got a full burst in the chest from a Nambu MG"

    View attachment 19719

    always a good photo to match up. the sun gets so hot on the corral ridge you can feel it straight through the soles of your boots.
     

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    My father-in-law was with the 3rd Bn, 8th Marines,2nd Marine Division at Point Cruz on the 13th, 14th and 15th of January, 1943.. In the 2nd Marine Division History, Captain Henry Pierson Crowe found a half dozen dazed Marines crouching low in a shell hole and yelled down, "---dam it, you'll never get a purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me !" My father-in-law was one of the Marines in the foxhole. They scrambled out and followed Crowe in a rifle and grenade charge that wiped out the Japanese emplacement. He didn't get a Purple Heart.

    Do you have any "before and after" of Point Cruz?

    Thanks for all the pictures and sharing them--great job.
     
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    Yes I have walked around P
     
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    Yes I have walked around P
     
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    Yes I have walked around P
     
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    Yes I have walked around P
     

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