Up The Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons. Charles D. Melson

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       Charles D. Melson

      Up The Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4057664575135

Table of Contents

       Up the Slot : Marines in the Central Solomons

       Up the Slot: Marines in the Central Solomons

       Under The Southern Cross Marine Troop List

       Individual Combat Clothing and Equipment

       The Munda Drive and the Fighting Ninth

       The ‘Green Dragon’ Landing Ship, Tank

       The ‘Long Tom’ 155mm M1A1 Gun

       Field Medicine

       Flight Clothing and Equipment

       Milk Runs and Black Sheep

       The Douglas R4D ‘Skytrain’

       A Joint Pattern for Victory

       Sources

       About the Author

Up the Slot:

       Marines in the

       Central

       Solomons

       Table of Contents

      Marines in

       World War II

       Commemorative Series

      By Major Charles D. Melson

       U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)

      The approach to Rendova Harbor as seen from the deck of an LST carrying Marines ashore. It sails through the narrow Renard Entrance with Rendova Peak in the background and the Lever Brothers’ landing at the right just around the bend. (Marine Corps Historical Collection)

      The objective of the Central Solomons campaign was the Japanese airfield on Munda Point, which, in friendly hands, would be a stepping-stone in the conquest of the Solomon Islands chain. The airfield runs west to east and a taxi-way snakes through both sides of the field. Kokengolo Hill is on its north side. This photograph records the results of a Marine dive-bomber attack, which resulted in a hit on a gas or ammunition dump in the center of the picture. (Department of Defense Photo [USMC] 55454)