Caption | Admiral Chester Nimitz awarding Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson a gold star to his Navy Cross medal, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 30 Sep 1942 ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||||||||
Identification Code | 50883 | |||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 30 Sep 1942 | |||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||
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Watched by Major General Vandegrift (standing behind), Admiral Chester W Nimitz, CinC Pac, took time during his visit to Guadacanal on 30 September, to decorate Lt. Col. Evans C. Carlson, C.O. 2nd Raider Battalion. The other officers in the photograph receiving decorations are (from left): Brigadier-General William H. Rupertus, ADC; Colonel Merritt A. Edson, C.O. 5th Marines; Lt. Col. Edwin A Pollock, C.O. 2nd Battalion ,1st Marines; and Major John L. Smith C.O. VMF-223.