Home 27th Infantry Regiment (25-ID) Guadalcanal January 1943 A US solder looks out at the water from the shore of Guadalcanal. He is about to fire a 60-MM Mortar round mounted on the M-17 adaptor

A US solder looks out at the water from the shore of Guadalcanal. He is about to fire a 60-MM Mortar round mounted on the M-17 adaptor

U.S. soldiers moving through a dense jungle during the Battle of Guadalcanal, January 1943
United States Marines rest in the field during the Guadalcanal campaign
European Center of Military History (EUCMH)