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USAAF March 1944

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Stan Gajda 1999
Location
"Coffin Corner" was an American nickname for an area southwest of of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal. Located nearby was Crash Strip (The Grassy Strip) near Henderson Field.

Wartime History
During October 1942, this location was part of U.S. perimeter line guarded by U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) General Puller known as "Puller's Line". After the battle, nicknamed "Coffin Corner" by U.S. Marines because of all the dead Japanese bodies stacked in the corner of the defensive line where they were killed by gunfire and 37mm canister shot.

Stan Gajda visited the battlefield:
"The jungle line is still the same. The grassy field between the jungle and the river is now planted with coconuts. It is a very large grove."

Crash Strip (Grassy Strip)
Emergency strip near Coffin Corner

G4M1 Model 11 Betty
Crashed near Coffin Corner

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August 26, 2022

 

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