Lt.Gen. Thomas Holcomb (left front), Col. Merritt Edson (right rear), and Maj.Gen. Alexander Vandegrift touring Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Nov 1942

On Guadalcanal

With the captured capital of Naha as a background, Marine Maj. Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, commanding general of the 6th Marine Division, relaxes on an Okinawan ridge long enough to consult a map of the terrain.

Study the map

LCVP landing craft circling off Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands while awaiting orders, 1 Nov 1943; note 20mm Oerlikon AA gun; photographed from aboard APA-13 USS American Legion