Marines carrying a wounded soldier...

[Rex_Goodheart]

That's my father-in-law in back, carrying a wounded Marine on Guadalcanal.

I'm hoping that somebody out there might know the name of the photographer.

[democrank]

1. Hope someone can help you, Rex.

I`ll give this a boost for you.

[Monkeyman]

2. Brother send the picture to Marine Org.

There has to be a Marine org. near you

[Whoa_Nelly]

3. Google guadalcanal veterans

There are a bunch of sites that link to those who served there. Maybe someone from one of those groups will know

[BrotherBuzz]

4. Try contacting one of these NPS historians

Bearss, Edwin C.
MA, Indiana University, 1955. Civil War, Reconstruction, World War II
National Park Service Historian Emeritus
National Register, History, and Education
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW (2280)
Washington, DC 20240
202-354-2240; fax: [phone]


Butowsky, Harry A. (This dude runs the research program)
PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana, 1975. U.S. military, American space program
Historian
National Register, History, and Education
National Park Service
1849 C Street NW (2280)
Washington, DC 20240
202-354-2261; fax: [phone]; [e-mail]


Martinez, Daniel A.
BA, California State University-Dominguez Hills, 1983. U.S. frontier military, Civil War, WWII-Pacific
Historian
USS Arizona Memorial
1 Arizona Memorial Place
Honolulu, HI 96818-3168
808-422-2771 x136; fax: [phone]; [e-mail]

Shultz, Scott G.
MA, Seton Hall University, 1976. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, World War II
Ranger
National Capital Parks-Central
900 Ohio Drive SW
Washington, DC 20242
202-606-8691; fax [phone]; [e-mail]

Smith, Timothy B.
PhD, Mississippi State University, 2001. Civil War, World War II/Pacific, Battlefield Preservation
Ranger
Shiloh National Military Park
1055 Pittsburg Landing Road
Shiloh, TN 38376
731-689-5696; fax: [phone]; [e-mail]

http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/askhist.htm#b

[Rex_Goodheart]

6. Thanks!

[John Gauger]

5. I bet that soldier is thinking

patriotic thoughts- "Gee, isn't it wonderful to be wounded in service of my country? Maybe I'll die. Yeah, Ma would really love that. Nothing better than that officer knocking on your."

[BrotherBuzz]

7. During WWII death notices were delivered by Western Union telegram

"We regret to inform you of the death of your son...