Marines on the Windward Side, Oahu, 1940 — Cpl. Farris, Riggs, Gentry, Van Hekken, and Brown
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Photograph of five U.S. Marines posed atop a rocky lookout point on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii, with a valley and coastline visible in the distance below. Pictured are CPL John L. Farris, Riggs, PFC Harry “B” Gentry, PFC James R. “Jim” Van Hekken, and CPL William Stinson Brown; one man stands with his back to the camera, photographing the view. 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.