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English: First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach, as the second assault wave lands, 15 September 1950, during the Inchon invasion. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore. Lt. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker. Note M-1 Carbine carried by Lt. Lopez, M-1 Rifles of other Marines and details of the Marines' field gear. Photo number NH 96876.
Date Taken on 15 September 1950
Source Image source and Description source: Naval History and Heritage Command: photo NH-96876. Image from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
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current20:19, 27 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 20:19, 27 August 20184,614 × 5,778 (2.01 MB)FDRMRZUSA (talk | contribs)Highest resolution image from ".tiff" version, converted to ".jpg" and compressed; best quality image. Same source and license.
19:26, 27 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 19:26, 27 August 20181,022 × 1,280 (269 KB)FDRMRZUSA (talk | contribs)Higher resolution; better quality image. Same source and license.
20:12, 24 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 20:12, 24 August 2006600 × 737 (89 KB)Raul654 (talk | contribs)Photo #NH96876 Marines Landing at Inchon, 15 September 1950 Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96876.jpg from http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/kowar/kowar.htm License: ''All information on this site is in the public domai

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