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Major General A. Vandegrift, Colonel M. Edson, 2nd Lieutenant M. Paige, and Platoon Sergeant J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2

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Caption     Major General A. Vandegrift, Colonel M. Edson, 2nd Lieutenant M. Paige, and Platoon Sergeant J. Basilone at US 1st Marine Division Medal of Honor ceremony, Balcombe, Australia, 21 May 1943, photo 2 of 2 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Balcombe, Victoria, Australia
Date 21 May 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Carolyn Orehovic Collection via Flickr
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   COLL/5425
 
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Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 21 May 1943
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,395 x 1,014 pixels



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