Fort Macarthur days /Bouganville 1944

Here are the boys dug into the hill at Old Fort MacArthur days July 10-11 2010.

Better known to us as March of 1944. Holding a defensive gun emplacement at Bouganville. The 3rd Marine Defense Battalion (Tim Siegert, Anthony Ardisone, Iggy Sorrenseene,Kelly Merrill) and other Marine and Navy personell have been holed up here for over a week. The crew has been thwarting the attempts of Japanese carrier based aircraft to regain control of the beachhead.