Coast Guard Officer Back from Guadalcanal. Commander Dwight Dexter, U. S. Coast Guard, who recently returned from the Solomon Islands, is shown displaying a personal autographed flag taken from a Japanese soldier. Commander Dexter landed on the Solomons with the initial assault drive of Navy, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. He directed the operations of Coast Guard landing boats on Guadalcanal and has been in the heat of battle over three months in the South Pacific campaign. Commander Dexter was returned to this country from what Captain Eddie rickenbacker called 'the Hell hole of mud and corru
Coast Guard Officer Back from Guadalcanal. Commander Dwight Dexter, U. S. Coast Guard, who recently returned from the Solomon Islands, is shown displaying a personal autographed flag taken from a Japanese soldier. Commander Dexter landed on the Solomons with the initial assault drive of Navy, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen. He directed the operations of Coast Guard landing boats on Guadalcanal and has been in the heat of battle over three months in the South Pacific campaign. Commander Dexter was returned to this country from what Captain Eddie rickenbacker called 'the Hell hole of mud and corruption' to recover from malaria and a run-down condition.
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