Resting on Peleliu Island
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Title
Resting on Peleliu Island
Subject
Military Life
Description
Marine Pfc. Douglas Lightheart (right) cradles his 30-cal. machine gun in his lap, while he and his buddy Pfc. Gerald Thursby Sr. take time out for a cigarette, while mopping up the enemy on Peleliu Island, September 14, 1944. Note that the surname of the second soldier was misidentified as Churchby by the photographer and for many years subsequently.
Creator
Akron Beacon Journal
Source
NARA
Date
September 14, 1944
Rights
This image or file is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the United States Marine Corps. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
Format
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Language
English
Type
Picture
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Citation
Akron Beacon Journal, “Resting on Peleliu Island,” Concordia Memory Project, accessed April 16, 2024, https://concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.org/items/show/1290.