15S¢ IN CANADAJapanese implements of war, cap- tured on Guadalcanal, are proudly exhibited by bearded Marine Private Frank Massaro, of Edgewater, N. J. The grotesque looking faces behind | the Leatherneck are Nipponese gas masks, and the flag in his hand is a Japanese marine emblem. VINCENT SULLIVAN, Editor 's: MARTIN BAILEY, THOMAS DeANGELO, CREIG FLESSEL ond RAYMOND KRANK CONTENTS Dedication. ee Page 1 The Marines Have Landed... ictory At Gavutu 2 Saga Of The Solomons. th Of The Marines. 8 This Is The Enemy! Monte Zuma & Trip O'Lee 13 The Cliffs OF Viru. Hellcat Out Of Heaven 7 “Guadalcanal Diary" Preview Battle Of The Ditch..... 24 The Slaphappy Japs leat In The Sky. 27 Johnny. . Devildog. contents of this publication have been reviewed and cleared by the U.S. Marine Corps. All photo with the exception of those on poges 45, 46 and 47, are officiel photographs from the Us $M. THE UNITED STATES MARINES is Lue ENTERPRISES, 369 Lexington Av. ana Pea TT CU eer eee)10 THE MEN of the United States Marine Corps everywhere, who for the past 168 years have been and are continuing to add to the volumes of American History innumerable chapters of tra- ditional bravery and patriotism—to these Marines in all parts of the world this effort is humbly dedicated. We wish to express our appreciation to Brigadier General Robert L. Denig, Director of the Division of Public Relations, U. S. Marine Corps, to Captain Norman White and to Lieutenant Burns Lee for their kind assistance in making this publication possible.QNRESTING TOLFIND THE MAIN BODY OF THE JAPANESE TROOPS AT GUADALCANAL, A MERE FISTFUL OF U.S. MARINES WAS ASSIGNED TO THE LANDINGS AT GAVUTU AND TANAMBOGO IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS GROUP. INSTEAD, THE SMALL FORCE OF MARINES RAN INTO THE FIERCEST RESISTANCE FROM OVERWHELMING NUMBERS OF VETERAN JUNGLE FIGHTERS . IN PERFECT COORDINATION WITH IND AT GAVUTU CATCH THE| THE GUNS OF THE FLEET, U.S. ENEMY SEAPLANES ON NAVY FLIERS DESTROY THEJAP | | TAE RAMPS... AIR ARM INTHE TULAG! AREb DON'T TREAD ON THE TAIL, iE TERRIFIC JAP SHELLING AKES THE BEACH AND LANDING BARGES NOT A SHOT YET — WE MUST HAVE TAKEN THEM BY SURPRISE / N THE OPEN, BULLET-SWEPT BEACH, FATHER JAMES J. FITZGERALD ADMINISTERS TO yo > ea BATTERY — GET GOINGS ILE FROM PALM TREES AND| CAVES DUG IN GAVUTU HILL STREAMS A CONTINUOUS, MURDEROUS CROSS FIRE...‘ F OVING IN CLOSE, A U.S, THE NIPS CAN ) THEY WON MD eeiigee Saeceg Aue HONEY. COMBED HILLS OF GAVUTU AND TANAMBOGO.... HOLD OUT. FOREVER IN WAVY 70 LAY THOSE CAVES. ) DOWN ANOTHER BUT WHEN THE SHELLING CEAS| THE CRACKLE OF RIFLES, MACHII GUNS, AND AUTOMATIC RIFLES IMES FROM THE DEEP CAVES. WER THEIR GUNS, THE MARINES ON GAVUTU WATCH THE TANK-CARRYING LIGHTERS BOB THROUGH THE CHOPPY WATERS TOWARDS TANAMBOGO.... JHE TINY ISLANDS APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE UNDER THE NAVAL BOMBARDMENT, VE ACOUPLE |FINE, CAPTAIN. OF TANKS, SIR. \SWEENEY., IDLIKE ACRACK \ GOOD ‘AT THAT FLANK } LUCK! ATTACK, HE LIGHTERS HIT THE TANAMBOGO BEACH — AND TWO OR THREE HUNDRED JAPS POUR DOWN THE HILLSIDE AS THE TANKS STORM ASHORE4 ATOLL THE APS SHAE AROUND AND t OVER THE TANKS ... BEATING UPON THE ARMOR WITH FISTS AND KNIVES...JAMMING CROWBARS INTO THE TREADS... HEAVING GRENADES AND FLAMING GASOLINE TORCHES ATTACKING WITH CROWBARS, Z| GRENADES, KNIVES, AND. —