GUADALCANAL PHOTOS 2012
AERIAL 1AERIAL 2AERIAL 3AERIAL 4AERIAL 5AERIAL 6AERIAL 7ALLIGATOR CREEKALLIGATOR CREEKFORMER COCONUT GROVE ON EAST BANKSIGN ON GATE ON ALLIGATOR CREEK WEST BANK TRAILLOOKING EAST TO RED BEACHPETE ON ALLIGATOR CREEK SANDBARSANDBAR AND SAVO ISLANDWADING THE SANDBAR FROM WEST TO EAST BANKJAPANESE ANTI TANK GUNJAPANESE AT GUNJAPANESE AT GUNCLETAC TRACTORP400 FIGHTER ENGINEP400 FIGHTERWILDCAT PROPELLORP400 FIGHTERJAPANESE 75MM GUNSBD DIVE BOMBER ENGINEUS 75MM GUNSBD DIVE BOMBERSBD DIVE BOMBERCOFFIN CORNER BATTLEFIELD, LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS THE US LINES (THIS WAS ON OPEN FIELD IN 1942)COFFIN CORNER TRAIL HEADING NORTH TOWARDS HENDERSON FIELD. TWO 37MM GUNS WERE SET UP HERE, FIRING SOUTHBILL FINDS A JAPANESE CANTEEN IN A PILE OF COCONUTS!JAPANESE HELMETS MT. AUSTENJAPANESE GASMASK PARTSBROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE MAGAZINE AND NAMBU LIGHT MG MAGAZINESJAPANESE WIRE CUTTERSUS GRENADESPARTS OF A JAPANESE BETTY BOMBERJAPANESE MESS TINSBOMB RACK FROM A BETTY BOMBERWW2 COCA-COLA BOTTLESHILL 27 BATTLEFIELDJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN AT HENDERSON FIELDJAPANESE 75MM AA GUNJAPANESE 75MM AA GUNJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN..NOTE MARKS WHERE THE RIMS OF THE EMPTY SHELLS HAVE EJECTEDJAPANESE 75MM AA GUNPHOTO OF ARMY TROOPS ON HILL 66 IN 1943 AND PRESENT SCENEVIEW FROM HILL 66 NORTH EAST TOARDS KUKUM BEACH AND HENDERSON FIELDLOOKING EAST FROM LUNGA BEACH TOWARDS RED BEACHLUNGA BEACH 1943-45 USN PIER REMAINSUSMC BOONDOCKER BOOT TRACKS ON LUNGA BEACHLUNGA BEACH USN PIER REMAINSALLIGATOR CREEK AREABONEGI BEACH AREAHONIARAMARKWARTH COLLECTIONSOUTH OF EDSONS RIDGEJAPANESE ZERO LANDING GEAR PLATEJAPANESE ARISAKA RIFLE CARTRIDGESUSMC DOGTAGS. PARTRIDGE WAS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. STILL SEARCHING FOR BROWN.JAPANESE BELT BUCKLESJAPANESE TOOTHBRUSHESPIECE OF TRANSPORT KINUGAWA MARUCAPE ESPERANCEGIFU BATTLE AREABLOWING ORDNANCE ON THE BEACH EAST OF ALLIGATOR CREEKVIEW FROM HILL 6660MM MORTAR BOMB FIN ON HILL 66SKYLINE RIDGE MEMORIAL 7 AUGUST 2012LUNGA 7 AUGUST 2012LUNGA 7 AUGUST 2012LUNGA 7 AUGUST 2012USS SAMPSON IN THE BAYVIEW FROM HILL 27COFFIN CORNER 1942 - 2012PIECES OFBETTY BOMBER ON MT. AUSTENBROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE MAGAZINEJAPANESE BELT BUCKLES AND TRIGGER ASSEMBLYPIECES OF BETTY BOMBERJAPANESE GASMASK EYEPIECESJAPANESE GASMASK FILTERSJAPANESE GASMASK REGULATORSJAPANESE HELMETSJAPANESE KNEE MORTARSJAPANESE MESS TINSNAMBU MACHINE GUN MAGAZINESNAMBU ,MACHINE GUN STRIPSJAPANESE ARISAKA OIL BOTTLES AND US GARAND AMMO CLIPSJAPANESE RADAR BASE ON LUNGA RIDGETORCH, AMMUNITION AND PIECES OF LEATHER JAPANESE HELMET LINERPIECES OF WILDCAT FIGHTER 5200, LOST 11 NOVEMBER 1942WILDCAT FIGHTER WING FOUND NEAR FIGHTER STRIP 1ZERO FIGHTER 20MM GUNSSTUART TANK PULLED FROM SWAMP IN 2009US .45 CALIBRE PISTOL. ONE ROUND IN CHAMBER AND COCKEDRIFLESUS HELMETS37MM AMMO BIN FROM STUART TANK HIT BY JAPANESE 37MM SHOTJAPANESE KNEE MORTAR SHELLAIRCRAFT INSTUMENT PANELJAPANESE NAVAL SHELLJAPANESE MG FROM A BETTY BOMBERPISTOLSJAPANESE GRENADE FUSESGRENADESPAIR OF BINOCULARS SHOT THROUGHPISTOLSJAPANESE 75MM GUNJAPANESE 75MM GUNBROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLEAMMUNITION BIN FROM STUART TANKJAPANESE 37MM SHOT IN SIDE OF STUART TANKSTUART TANKASBESTOS MACHINE GUNNERS GLOVE FOUND IN THE VICINITY OF JOHN BARILONE'S MG POSITIONWING OF WILDCAT FIGHTERSTUART TANKSTUART TANKJAPANESE 70MM GUN UNDER RESTORATIONUS JEEPJAPANESE GUN SHIELDUSMC COMMANDANT GENERAL AMOSUS PACIFIC FLEET COMMANDERAMTRAC AT TETERE BEACHTHE SHELL OR A BOTTLE?AMTRACS AT TETEREAMTRACS AT TETERETHE MOUTH OF GAVAGA CREEKAMTRACS AT TETEREPETER ON TETERE BEACHPALM GROVE EAST OF RED BEACHWW2 BOTTLES FOR SALE AT TETERE