Marines at the Lanikai Marker, Oahu, 1940 — Riggs, Brown, Van Hekken, and Farris
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Photograph of a group of Marines and companions posed in front of the concrete “Lanikai” boundary marker on Oahu, Hawaii. Among those pictured are Riggs, CPL William Stinson Brown, PFC James R. “Jim” Van Hekken, and CPL John L. Farris. 1940.
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This photograph is from the personal collection of photographs taken by CPL William Stinson Brown while stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii before the infamous attack of 7 December 1941. CPL Brown was there during the attack. These unique photographs were donated to the COGG Honor Archive for public use of students, writers and researchers of history. The generous donation was from CPL William S Brown’s, son, William Stinson “Bill” Brown Jr. and his loving granddaughter Caitlin Brown Clancy.