A Scout/Sniper cleans his M1903A1 sniper rifle with Unertl scope. This weapon was equipped with an 8-power telescope and was adopted by the Marine Corps in late 1942.Guam,August 1945(rudeerude)

Scout/Sniper

Marines of the 3rd Marine Division are playing cards while their buddy thumbs through the March 12th, 1945 issue of Life Magazine.These men are fortunate that their tent has a wooden deck, which kept them up off the ground, and they have an electric light suspended from the tent peak.(ruderude) 

3rd Marine Division

The 3rd Marine Division Headquarters was located on main camp. The road in front of it was christened 'Iwo Jima Road' in honor of its' 5,569 Marines killed or wounded on the island.(rudeerude)