Document for September 15th:
"...Leathernecks use scaling ladders to storm ashore at Inchon in amphibious invasion September 15, 1950..."
"...Leathernecks use scaling ladders to storm ashore at Inchon in amphibious invasion September 15, 1950..." (National Archives Identifier: 532404); General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 - 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1775 - ; Record Group 127; National Archives.
From the photo caption: "As against "The Shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn, Leathernecks use scaling ladders to storm ashore at Inchon in amphibious invasion September 15, 1950. The attack was so swift that casualties were surprisingly low."
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