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The first black marines decorated by the famed 2nd Marine Dvision somewhere in the Pacific. (Left to right) Staff Sgt Timerlate Kirven and Cpl. Samuel J. Love, Sr., received Purple Hearts for wounds received in the Battle of Saipan.
| Date Taken: | 08.01.1944 |
| Date Posted: | 08.09.2011 12:16 |
| Photo ID: | 440781 |
| VIRIN: | 440801-M-XX999-014 |
| Resolution: | 1112x1379 |
| Size: | 232.52 KB |
| Location: | (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION) |
| Web Views: | 293 |
| Downloads: | 136 |
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One team, one fight: African-Americans in the Marine Corps
Purple Heart
Historic
Marine Corps
Black/African American
Awards and Medals
