Sugar House Bulletin | 1943-11-19 | Page 3 | Marines Celebrate 168th Birthday-Fighting

Marines Celebrate 168th Birthday Fighting nr'l? T"" """"" i I . ' 3' s ! ':; :-; r - "In the air, on land, and sea" the men of the United States marine corps are fighting at America's battlcfronls over the world as they celebrate their 168th birthday. Left: On Guadalcanal marine artillery experts ex-perts shell a Japanese position. Their weapon is a 75-mm. pack howitzer, a favorite with marines because of its mobility. Center: Lieut. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, the highest ranking officer ever to command the marines. He served in much of the heavy fighting of World War I. Right: On a lonely hill overlooking one of the numerous numer-ous Alaskan inlets, a marine machine gun crew is on the alert for any attempted landing by enemy troops.