Marine corporal from Guadalcanal tells of experiences in battle
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Identifier
https://documentinghistory.clemson.edu/studentprojects/admin/item/643/
Title
Marine corporal from Guadalcanal tells of experiences in battle
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Text
Format
application/pdf
Language
Source
The Tiger, Vol. XXXVIII, No.19, Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina.
Rights
Date
1943-02-18
Description
This article features the story of Marine Corporal Leon Crawford, who participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal. On August 7, 1942, the US Marines, with naval and air support, launched a successful amphibious assault on the Japanese airfield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. As Cpl. Crawford recounts, the Marines faced fierce opposition from the Japanese, who made several attempts to retake the airfield by land, sea, and air. Often outnumbered, plagued by snipers, short of food and weakened by the heat and disease, the Marines held the island and prevented the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia.
Subject
Creator
Philip Wm. Gilroy
Publisher
Clemson University