Bennik, Richard E.
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Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Richard E. Bennik reminiscence, 1942
File — Box 23, Folder: 17
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 431
Scope and Contents
Holograph reminiscence of the landing of Marines on Gavutu and Tanambogo Islands in August 1942. Describes the logistics, the attack on the Japanese entrenched in caves, the aerial attacks, injuries and chaos of war. Two maps of Guadalcanal and Tulagi Islands in the Solomons.
Dates:
1942
Found in:
Naval War College Archives
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