GUADALCANAL 2009
AMTRACS AT LUNGA BEACHVIEW FROM PAGODA HILLOKAY, OKAY - THE ZERO WASNT REALLY THERE!US75MM GUN, PROBABLY FROM A HALF TRACKBREN GUN CARRIERWE CAME IN TO LAND AT HENDERSON FROM THE WEST, SO I GOT SOME GOOD COAST PHOTOSA BETTY'S EYE VIEW, BUT IF THEY WERE THAT LOW THE FLAK WOULD HAVE GOT THEMBOMBERS VIEW TOWARDS HENDERSON FIELDTHEY WERE BURNING STUFF AT HENDERSON AND IT WAS TOO GOOD A PHOTO TO MISS.HENDERSON IN THE BACKGROUND AND PAGODA HILL OUT OF SHOT TO THE RIGHTANOTHER GREAT PHOTO. I WAS WALKING ON ILU BEACH AND THERE WAS BURNING IN THE EAST TOWARDS CARNEY FIELD AT KOLI POINTOFF KUKUM BEACHEVER SINCE I FOUND THE SPOT IN 1999 I ALWAYS STOP HERE. THEY MAY STILL BE BURIED NEARBYA PERFECT FIT!ALMOST THE SAME EXCEPT FOR SOME TREES GONEREPAIR AREA AT FIGHTER STRIP 1RAISING THE US FLAG ON PAGODA HILLHONIARA 1976-2009ILU RIVER WESR BANK BEACH 2009ILU RIVER SANDBAR - BRING UP THE STUART TANKS!LOOKING OVER THE BAY FROM A HILL NEAR BONEGI RIVER ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE NAVAL BATTLE - 13 NOVEMBER 2009JAPANESE 75MM GUN AT KUKUM BEACHJAPANESE SHIP AT KUKUM IN 2009 - MAYBE BEACHING SHIPS ON GUADALCANAL IS FORCE OF HABIT?KINUGAWA MARU, BONEGI BEACHPLATING IN TREE BLOWN FROM KINUGAWA MARUKINUGAWA MARUBEACHMASTER TOWER AT KUKUM BEACHG COMPANY, 2ND BATL, 1ST MARINES RESTING NEAR FIGHTER STRIP 1 ON 8 AUG 1942 AFTER ABORTIVE TREK TO "GRASSY KNOLL"MATANIKAU SANDBAR WEST BANKTANKS AT MATANIKAU SANDBARP38 OVER HENDERSON FIELDVIEW OF PAGODA HILL AS WE CAME IN TO LAND AT HENDERSON FIELDPAGODA HILL 2009US FLAG ON PAGODA HILLRED BEACHRED BEACH 2RED BEACH 3TBF TORPEDO BOMBERS PARKED IN FRONT OF PAGODA HILLARMY V-MAIL CAMP LOCATION ON THE LUNGA RIVERZERO FIGHTER OVER GUADALCANALHOW HOT WAS IT WALKING CHESTY PULLER'S 7TH MARINES LINE EAST OF EDSONS RIDGE? DAMN HOT!ARMY V-MAIL STATION CAMP 1944ARMY V-MAIL STATION SIGN 1944
STAY TUNED FOR NEW PHOTOS!
TREK TO 7TH MARINES POSITIONS FOR THE OCTOBER 42 BATTLETREK TO BONEGI BEACH 1943-45 US RUBBISH DUMPTREK TO 164TH INFANTRY LINE AT "COFFIN CORNER"TREK TO FIGHTER 1STRIPLUNGA RIDGE RADIO TUNNELTREK ALONG RED BEACH TO MOUTH OF THE TENARU RIVERGUADALCANAL SOUTH COASTOVER GUADALCANAL SOUTH COASTBANKING OVER GUADALCANAL NORTH COASTCOMING IN FROM THE WEST TO LAND AT HENDERSON FIELDSAVO OUT IN THE BAYOVER PT CRUZOVER MATANIKAUOVER KUKUM BEACHFIGHTER STRIP 2OVER THE LUNGA RIVERCOMING IN PAST PAGODA HILLWILDCAT HEADING TOWARDS HENDERSON FIELD.50 CAL LINKS, LUNGA BEACHANTI-GAS PASTE BOTTLESUS ARTILLERY FUSE , EDSONS RIDGE LEFT FLANKUS ARTILLERY FUSE, EDSONS RIDGE LEFT FLANKJAPANESE BELT BUCKLE, FIRED US .45 CAL ROUNDS AND JAPANESE MORTAR ROUND STORAGE PLUGPIECE OF BETTY BOMBER FROM MT. AUSTENFIRED US .30 CAL ROUND FROM BONEGI RIVERTOP OF CARLISLE BANDAGE PACKETBULLETS, GRENADE PIECE AND ARTILLERY SHRAPNEL FROM EDSON'S RIDGEJAPANESE GRENADE FUSE, EMPTYJAPANESE GRENADE FUSE, EMPTYUS FUSE CONTAINERS (?)JAPANESE MESS TIN INSERT AND NAMBU MG AMMO CLIPUS .50 CAL HEADS AND MG MOUNT PLATEJAPANESE CANTEEN, GIFUJAPANESE MESS TIN, GIFU "FUSHIMI"JAPANESE MESS TIN, GIFU "KANAGO" OR "KANAAI"JAPANESE MESS TIN LID, GIFUJAPANESE MESS TIN LID, GIFUUS 81MM MORTAR FUSE TIN LIDJAPANESE RIFLE OIL BOTTLESUS CANTEEN 1943, LUNGA RIVERJAPANESE WATER PURIFICATION KITSUS MARINE DOG TAGS, 194437MM AMMO TIN LID, BONEGI BEACH DUMP37MM AMMO TIN LIDS AND BOTTLES AT BONEGI DUMPBONEGI BEACH US DUMPPETE AND 37MM JAPANESE AT GUNP400 FIGHTER ENGINEJAPANESE 37MM AT GUNUS LANDING PONTOON AT BONEGI BEACH, KINUGAWA MARU IN BACKGROUND.50 CALL BOOM GATE AT BONEGI BEACHLOOKING WEST TO KINUGAWA MARULOOKING EAST TOWARDS KOKUMBONACARTRIDGE CASES AT EDSONS RIDGEWIRE AT EDSONS RIDGEEAGLE EYED KIDS FINDING RELICS AT EDSONS RIDGE.FINAL KNOLL ON LEFT.VANDERGRIFFS HQ IN TREES ON RIGHTBARBED WIRE STAKE I THE GROUND AT EDSONS RIDGEUS HUT ON EDSONS RIDGE TRAIL - CUT UP FOR SCRAP SINCE MY 2008 VISITUS HUT BETWEEN HENDERSON FIELD AND EDSONS RIDGEPETE BUYING A CANTEEN AT EDSONS RIDGEKOKUMBONA BEACH JEEP WASHINGLST HIT OFF LUNGA BEACH DURING THE LAST BIG JAPANESE AIR RAID IN JUNE 1943PETE STANDING ON THE TRACK AT "COFFIN CORNER"MT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENWILLIE AT MT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENMT AUSTENSOME OF MY HAULCONCRETE SLAB OUTSIDE RADIO TUNNEL UNDER LUNGA RIDGE - BUILT BY THE 6TH SEABEE BATTALION.LUNGA RADIO TUNNELLUNGA RADIO TUNNELLUNGA RADIO TUNNELLUNGA RADIO TUNNELLUNGA RADIO TUNNEL ENTRANCEJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN AT HENDERSON FIELDHENDERSONHENDERSONHENDERSONHENDERSONHENDERSONHUT WEST OF ILU SANDBARHUT WEST OF ILU SANDBARHUT WEST OF ILU SANDBAR.30 CAL LINKS, LUNGAUS VEHICLE PARTS IN BURNT OFF FIELDPAINT LEFT ON UPTURNED STUART TANK CHASSISSTUART TANK, LUNGASTUART TANK, LUNGAUSN STAINLESS STEEL SOUP LADLE, LUNGA LAGOON USN BASELANDING PONTOON, USN BASE LUNGA LAGOONLANDING PONTOOM, USN BASE LUNGA LAGOONHUT BASE, USN BASE LUNGA LAGOONNEW ZEALAND TROOPS LANDING EAST OF PT CRUZ IN 19431944 US HUT, MATANIKAUGOETTGE PATROL BEACH AREA 2009SCENIC MATANIIKAU RIVER BEACHUS MEMORIAL AT SKYLINE RIDGEMATANIKAU VALLEYPAGODA HILLRED BEACXHRED BEACHSMALL LAGOON WEST OF ILU RIVER SANDBARSMALL LAGOON WEST OF ILU SANDBARJERRICANS ON THE WEST BANK OF THE LUNGA OPPOSITE HENDERSON FIELDWILDCAT FIGHTER PROPELLORP400 FIGHTER ENGINEROAD SOUTH OF COFFIN CORNER. THE JAPANESE ATTACKED FROM THE JUNGLE AT THE RIGHT ACFROSS WHAT WAS THEN AN OPEN FIELD TO THE LEFTGROUND THE JAPANESE ATTACKED OVER GOING TOWARDS COFFIN CORNER. OPEN FIELD THEN.PETER AT TETERE BEACH WITH GASVAGA CREEK MOUTH BEHIND MEEDGE OF THE JUNGLE LINE OF THE 164TH INFANTRY AT COFFIN CORNERLUNGA BRIDGE 1942 - 2009ZERO OVER EDSONS RIDGEZERO OVER KUKUM BEACHZERO OVER HENDERSON FIELDZERO OVER THE COASTWING SECTION AT BETIKAMA SCHOOLSBD ENGINEP400 FIGHTERP400 FIGHTERP400 FIGHTERP400 FIGHTERJAPANESE 75MM GUNJAPANESE 75MM GUNJAPANESE 75MM GUNJAPANESE 37MM AT GUNJAPANESE 37MM AT GUNSBD ENGINEWING SECTIONAMMUNITION ON LUNGA BEACH 1942 -02009wILDCAT OVER GUADALCANALWILDCAT APPROACHING HENDERSON FIELDWILDCAT OVER KUKUM BEACHRELAX AT THE PT CRUZ YACHT CLUBP400 FIGHTERVAL DIVE BOMBER OVER GUADALCANALZERO OVER GUADALCANALBETTY BOMBER OVER GUADALCANALBETTY BOMBER UNDER ATTACKVAL DIVE BOMBERS OVER KUKUM BEACHVAL DIVE BOMBER GOING DOWN OFF LUNGA BEACH.A VET TOLD ME HE SAW A JAPANESE PILOT BAIL OUT OFF THE BEACH ONLY 150 FEET FROM THE WATER. THE PARACHUTE JUST STARTED TO DEPLOY AS HE HIT.PETE ON KUKUM BEACH BETTY OVER THE CANALIN THEIR DREAMS..!ZERO CRASHED NEAR EDSONS RIDGEEDSONS RIDGE IN 1967EDSONS RIDGE IN 1967BATTLESHIP IN THE BAYLST OFF KUKUM BEACHBETTY BOMBER GOING DOWN OVER THE CANAL COASTFIGHTER STRIP 1 MAINTENANCE AREAB17 LANDING AT HENDERSON FIELDTRANSPORT GEORGE F ELLIOTT BURNINGCAPTURED JAPANESE AA GUN NEAR KUKUM BEACH STREAMSBD DIVE BOMBER OVER THE COASTP400 FIGHTERFLYING OVER PAGODA HILLB17 LANDING AT HENDERSON FIELDWHAT COULD HAVE BEENJAPANESE TANKS AT MATANIKAU SANDBAR 1942 - 20091944 MAP1944 MAP1944 MAP1944 MAP1944 MAP1944 MAP1944 MAPON KUKUM BEACHZERO FIGHTER DOWN IN THE BAYWHEN I FOUND THE JAPANESE PROPAGANDA PIC OF MICKEY I HAD TO USE IT!WRECKAGE AT KUKUM BEACHJAPANESE TANK AT MATANIKAU BEACHTANKS ON MATANIKAU SANDBAR 1942 - 2009
BETWEEN THE GOLF COURSE AND KUKUM BEACHJAPANESE 37MM AT GUNSJAPANESE 37MM AT GUNJAPANESE 70MM GUNJAPANESE 70MM GUNJAPANESE 70MM GUNJAPANESE 70MM GUNJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN FROM KOKUMBONA75MM FIELD GUN75MM FIELD GUN WITH BLOWN BARREL FROM KOKUMBONA AEA75MM FIELD GUN WITH BLOWN BARRELAIRCRAFT ENGINEAIRCRAFT EXHAUSTSAIRCRAFT PIECESAIRCRAFT PIECESGUNS AND CANTEENSZERO FIGHTER DROP TANKSUS DOGTAGSUS GRENADE BODIESUS GRENADE FUSESUS GRENADE FUSES 2SWORDSSHELLS AND MACHINE GUNSRIFLES
RANADI COLLECTION (KUKUM BEACH)
GUNNERS VIEW LOOKING EASTGUNNERS VIEW LOOKING NORTH ACROSS THE BAYGUNNERS VIEW ACROSS KUKUM BEACHOVER GUADALCANALWILDCATSWILDCATS OVER HENDERSON FIELDWILDCATS OVER HENDERSON FIELD 2WILDCATS OVER ILU RIVER BEACH,LOOKING EAST TOWARDS KOLI POINTWILDCATS OVER THE BAYWILDCATS OVER KUKUM BEACHAL SCHMID MG POSITION AT ILU SANDBARARMY TROOPS LANDINGARMY TROOPS LANDINGHUT ON HILL 66 1943-2009GUADALCANAL KIDS AND TREE 1943 - 2009ILU RIVER WEST BANK 2006 - 2009. NOW A BAR IS BEING BUILT THERE.BANANAS AT LUNGA BEACH 1943 - 2009SUPPLY DUMP 1943 - 2009AL SCHMID MG POSITION