Marines Walking the Shore Near Rabbit Island, Oahu, 1940
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Photograph of four Marines walking along a rocky, surf-washed shoreline on the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii, with the offshore islet of Rabbit Island (Manana Island) visible on the horizon. PFC Harry “B” Gentry, Riggs, and CPL William Stinson Brown were among those pictured on this outing. 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.