US Marines hold their weapons aloft as they wade ashore on the stepping-stone island of Tinian, unsure about what awaits them beyond the beach...

Marines wade ashore

Oct. 29, 1942:  U.S. Marines man a .75 MM gun on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands during World War II.


U.S. Marines with a .75 mm gun

Nov. 4, 1942: Two alert U.S. Marines stand beside their small tank on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The military tank was used against the Japanese in the battle of the Tenaru River during the early stages of fighting. 
