A U.S. Marine looks at some fighting positions on Edson's Ridge (probably on Hill 123, looking north), September, 1942. Frank, Richard B., Guadalcanal, the Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle, (1990), Penguin Group, ISBN 01401.65614, between pages 306 and 307 states that the source of the photo is the U.S. National Archives.

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