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Litter bearers of the Medical Battalion of US 25th Division giving first aid to two men wounded by grenades, Guadalcanal, 10 Jan 1943 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Litter bearers of the Medical Battalion of US 25th Division giving first aid to two men wounded by grenades, Guadalcanal, 10 Jan 1943 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Department of Defense
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Photo Size 1,069 x 862 pixels
Photos on Same Day 10 Jan 1943
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Douglas Stoltzman says:
10 Jan 2011 08:37:27 PM

The litter bearer standing in the back ground to the left is my father, Pfc. Albert Stoltzman. He and others carried wounded down the jungle trails of Guadalcanal in some cases for miles.
2. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
28 Jun 2012 01:00:40 PM

DID YOU KNOW:

American actor AKA(William Lawrence Russell) John Russell famous for his 1960s TV Western Series "Lawman" fought at Guadalcanal.
Russell joined the US Marines in 1942 during that campaign, he was wounded, decorated for valor and earned a battlefield commission
to lieutenant.
He received an Honorable Discharged in 1944 after recovering from wounds and disease.
After WWII, he came to the attention of a hollywood talent scout, he played heavies and supporting roles in television and film. Russell died in 1991.

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