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Description 80-G-43479: Lieutenant Colonel Leonard B. Cresswell, USMC, wearing the Navy Cross awarded him for “extraordinary heroism.” Colonel Cresswell led a battalion of Marines on Guadalcanal around the rear of a Japanese regiment over difficult terrain and through dense jungle. By skillfully maneuvering his troops and strategically placing his men, the Marines were able to trap and dispose of almost a thousand Japanese as they attempted to across the Tenaru River to gain control of the vital Henderson Airfield. Photograph released October 28, 1943. (8/18/2015).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/20517652420 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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