
Caption | United States Marine preparing to throw a Mark II “pineapple” grenade on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942. Note Browning Automatic Rifle at left. ww2dbase | |||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2019 | |||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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