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| Description | 80-G-43479: Lieutenant Colonel Leonard B. Cresswell, USMC, wearing the Navy Cross awarded him for “extraordinary heroism.” Colonel Cresswell led a battalion of Marines on Guadalcanal around the rear of a Japanese regiment over difficult terrain and through dense jungle. By skillfully maneuvering his troops and strategically placing his men, the Marines were able to trap and dispose of almost a thousand Japanese as they attempted to across the Tenaru River to gain control of the vital Henderson Airfield. Photograph released October 28, 1943. (8/18/2015). |
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| Source | 80-G-43479 |
| Author | National Museum of the U.S. Navy |
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