MARINE OPERATIONS IN THE
NORTHERN SOLOMONS
MARINES IN
WORLD WAR II
COMMEMORATIVE SERIES
BY CAPTAIN JOHN C. CHAPIN
U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE (RET)
[Illustration: _Riflemen clad in camouflage dungarees await the
lowering of their landing craft from_ George Clymer _(APA 27) for
their dash to the beaches in their amphibious assault landing on
Bougainville_. (National Archives Photo 80-G-55810)]
[Illustration: _Raiders, up to their hips in water, man a machine gun
along a jungle trail_. Department of Defense Photo (USMC) 70764]