Solomon Islands Campaign Photographs

194 items in this album on 10 pages.


Captured Japanese coastal defense gun at Enogai, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 5 Jul 1943	USS Denver SG radarscope image showing Battle of Kula Gulf situation at 0117 on 6 Jul 1943

USS Helena (left) and USS St. Louis (right) firing during Battle of Kula Gulf in the Solomon Islands, 6 Jul 1943; photo taken from USS Honolulu	US Marine Corps 155 mm Howitzer Carriage M1917 or M1918 howitzer under tow, Rendova, Solomon Islands, 7 Jul 1943

American casualties lying on stretchers aboard a landing craft, awaiting evacuation, Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943	American night-time naval gunfire against Japanese positions at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943

Cruiser USS St. Louis and New Zealand cruiser Leander firing during Battle of Kolombangara, 13 Jul 1943	Mark XV torpedoes being transferred to the USS Nicholas from the USS Patterson at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 13 Jul 1943 following the Battle of Kolombangara. Photo 1 of 2.

Mark XV torpedoes being transferred to the USS Nicholas from the USS Patterson at Tulagi, Solomon Islands, 13 Jul 1943 following the Battle of Kolombangara. Photo 2 of 2.	Two survivors of the sunken Jintsu, dressed in US Navy uniforms, aboard USS Nicholas (DD-449), 13 Jul 1943

Cruiser USS St. Louis coming alongside repair ship USS Vestal at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides for initial repair of torpedo damage to her bow received in the Battle of Kolombangara, 16 Jul 1943	105mm Howitzer M2A1 crew of US 152nd Field Artillery Battalion on New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 1943

Destroyed Japanese field gun, New Georgia, 1943	Japanese Type 91 40mm anti-aircraft gun at Munda Point, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Aug 1943

Japanese Type 94 anti-tank gun crew dead in a gun pit after the Battle for Munda Point on New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Aug 1943	M3 light tanks of US 9th Marine Defense Battalion near the base of Bibilo Hill, Munda, New Georgia, Aug 1943

US construction troops on New Georgia, 1943	US Marine supply dump, New Georgia, 1943

US Marines in New Georgia, 1943	US Marines with field gun, New Georgia, 1943