Photo #: NH 97754
"Marine Officers on Tulagi"
"Here are some of the officers directing U.S. fighting against
the Japanese on tiny Tulagi Island in the Solomons. Tulagi lies
off Florida Island and is important for its harbor facilities.
Seated on the steps of the staff house are, left to right, front
row: Lieut. Colonel O.K. Pressley, Colonel M.A. Edson, Lieut.
Col. H.E. Rosecrans, and Lieut. Colonel R.E. Hill, all USMC.
Second row: Lieut. E.B. McLarney (MC) USN and Brig. General W.H.
Rupertus, Colonel R.C. Kilmartin, Major William Enright, all
USMC. Third row: Captains Ralph Powell, Daryle Seeley and Thomas
Philpott, USMC."
Quoted text is from the original picture's caption, which is
dated October 28, 1942. The photograph was probably taken soon
after the Marines captured Tulagi in August 1942.
The original photograph came from Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's
World War II history project working files.
Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, from the collections
of the Naval Historical Center.
Online Image: 143KB; 740 x 620 pixels |
 |