Marines Land at Wonson

Company G, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines
1st Marine Division

18. Marines Land at Wonson

At first light on the 26th landing craft clustered around the transport vessels in the mine swept channel as the troops spilled down the debarkation nets. Soon amphibious craft of every description churned the water on the way to the beach. LSUs began to disgorge armor of the first Tank Battalion. Simultaneously, swarms of vehicles of the first Amphibian Tractor Battalion crawled ashore shuttling troops and cargo.

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