1942-43 CDR Dwight Dexter, USCG

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1942-43 CDR Dwight Dexter, USCG

"Commander Dwight Dexter, U.S. Coast Guard, is shown displaying a personally autographed flag taken from a Japanese soldier." Original photo & captions at the National Archives & Records Administration (RG-36).

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Tags: Guadalcanal, flag, usmc, Japanese, Dexter, Munro, Dwight Dexter

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office & NARA | VIRIN: 220712-G-G0000-003.JPG

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