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Marine Col Chesty Puller greets a Navy Admiral at the 1st Marines command post on Peleliu, Sep 18 1944.

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Caption     Marine Col Chesty Puller greets a Navy Admiral at the 1st Marines command post on Peleliu, Sep 18 1944. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Peleliu, Palau, Caroline Islands
Date 18 Sep 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,000 x 816 pixels



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1. Anonymous says:
30 Nov 2019 08:02:28 PM

From right to left is col puller then corporal Bert D. Canup demolition squad leader then shaking hands with Puller is General Roy S. Geiger commander of 3rd Marine Amphibious Force

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