GUADALCANAL COLOUR 1943 - 1945
All photos are courtesy of Lt. Robert Porter, Signals Corps
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944exploring KINUGAWA MARU 1944
Lunga cemetary chapel 1944Cape Esperance 1944Japanese midget sub at Tassafaronga beach 1944.Sub salvaged July 1943beached troopship KINUGAWA MARU at Bonegi beach 194475mm AA gun on KINUGAWA MARUBomb hit on KINUGAWA MARULanding craft near KINUGAWA MARU 1944looking towards Savo Island from the wreck of KINUGAWA MARU 1944Lunga river delta 1944native hut near Cape Esperance 1944officers quarters 1945sunset at kukum lagoon 1945mouth of the Matanikau river 1944Visale church ruins 1944Visale church ruins 1944Visale village kids in creek 1944Visale village natives 1944Visale village 1944Aola Government compound 1945Lunga lagoon USN supply base 1945Lunga lagoon USN supply base and Lunga river mouth fuel depot 1945exploring Savo island beach in 1944. Note the naval battle debris.highway 26 near Pt Cruz 1944Japanese graves at Guadalcanal cemetary 1945transport YAMAURA MARU 1944Transport KYUSYU MARU 1944transport KINUGAWA MARU 1944V mail camp signLSTs at kukum beach 1944transport HIROKAWA MARU and barges 1944
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