Lest we forget.
On December 26, 1943 the 1st Marine Division descended on Cape Gloucester on the Island of New Britain. This was the second campaign in the Pacific for this division. In this USMC photo, they are wading through waist deep water to get to the swamp and land.
Then! To wrestle with Japanese hidden among the deep rainforest jungle of Cape Gloucester.
You can read about this campaign here:
A brief synopsis from the USMC:
Want to go deeper?
Cape Gloucester: The Green Inferno by Bernard Nalty. This is an excellent read with photos:
