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COMDESRON 47 - Rep of Screening Ops During the Capture of the Palau Is, 9/6/44 - 10/2/44

Marine Corps Colonel J. Karl Miller, commander, Marine Barracks Guam, speaks at the Congressional Medal of Honor Monument dedication ceremony. The monument was erected to honor four Marines for their heroism during World War II. They are Captain Louis Wilson Jr., Private First Class (PFC) Leonard Mason, PFC Luther Skaggs and PFC Frank Witek

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VMO-155 - ACA Reps Nos 92-94 – Air opers against Nauru Island and the Marshall Islands, 12/12-14/44

USS WHITE PLAINS - Rep Of Air Ops During Invasion of Peleliu & Angaur Is, Palau Is, 9/15-21/44

Lance Corporal Gregorio Alvarez, lying in the prone position, and unidentified Marines with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, the ground combat element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), ensure that there is no avenue of approach uncovered during Training in an Urban Environment Exercise (TRUEX) 99-2. The training is conducted to prepare 31st MEU Marines on the unique situations encountered when operating in urban environments and performing missions including non-combatant evacuations, humanitarian assistance and show-of-force operations

A view of the sign at the main entrance to the base. In the background, a B-52 Stratofortress aircraft comes in to land

World War II – Guadalcanal and Guam

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI12401.JPG]

[Assignment: 48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07] Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [and aides] to Guam, U.S. Territory [48-DPA-SOI_K_Guam_6-6-7-07__DI12435.JPG]

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