File:Lopez scaling seawall.jpg
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English: First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC, leads the 3rd Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach, as the second assault wave lands, 15 September 1950, during the Inchon invasion. Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore. Lt. Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes, while assaulting a North Korean bunker. Note M-1 Carbine carried by Lt. Lopez, M-1 Rifles of other Marines and details of the Marines' field gear. Photo number NH 96876. |
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| Date | Taken on 15 September 1950 | |||
| Source | Image source and Description source: Naval History and Heritage Command: photo NH-96876. Image from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | |||
| Author | Unknown Marine | |||
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