JAPANESE GUADALCANAL DIARY - 38TH DIVISION
The Diary of Kan Nakamura was picked up by a Seabee
in the Kokumbona area. Diary and photographs are courtesy of Mr. John Ratomski.
47th Seabees New Georgia47th Seabees MundaSegi Pointflattened Japanese hangar at Henderson FieldCanal barber shopfuel dump on kukum beachsupplies at kukum beachdamage to Japanese hangar at Henderson FieldBatallion motor pool guyswharf at kukum beachloading supplies onto a truck at kukum beachGuadalcanal shower timeMarine bunker made from Japanese rice bags47th Seabees on New Georgiaready for close combat!wreck of transport KYUSYU MARU25th Seabees building a pier at Doma Cove in Sept 43, near wreck of transport KYUSYU MARUwith Guadalcanal nativeskukum beach 1942 - 2006kukum beach fuel dump location 1942 - 2006looking towards Kokumbona from KukumSeabees with New Zealand Army 40mm Bofors AA gun crew on Vella Lavella 1943.native trading post Vella Lavella