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S/Sgt. LeRoy Norton, the ex-lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, who wiped out three Japanese in a machine-gun emplacement – Historic Print

S/Sgt. LeRoy Norton, the ex-lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, who wiped out three Japanese in a machine-gun emplacement, [between 1941 and 1943] — historic photograph
S/Sgt. LeRoy Norton, the ex-lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, who wiped out three Japanese in a machine-gun emplacement, [between 1941 and 1943]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with S/Sgt. LeRoy Norton, the ex-lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, who wiped out three Japanese in a machine-gun emplacement, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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S/Sgt. LeRoy Norton, the ex-lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, who wiped out three Japanese in a machine-gun emplacement

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Staff Sergeant LeRoy Norton, a former lumberjack from Bend, Oregon, is the subject here, and the caption credits him with killing three Japanese soldiers in a machine-gun emplacement. The print was published alongside an account of the five-day attack on Hastings Ridge, part of the fighting in the Solomon Islands during the Pacific war. Wartime magazines and pamphlets often paired portraits like this with combat stories to give readers a human face for distant battles, and the emphasis on Norton's civilian trade reflects how coverage framed ordinary Americans as capable soldiers.

Created / published[between 1941 and 1943]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPublished in: The Five-day attack on Hastings Ridge
SubjectsWorld War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Solomon Islands. Soldiers--American--Solomon Islands--1940-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170059

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