Marine Corps Personal Equipment
Marines on Guadalcanal traveled with a range of personal equipment. Thier canteens were one of the most important items, for without water a soldier would quickly expire in the jungle heat. Also, the practice of carrying two canteens quickly developed.

Dog Tags were metal discs worn on a string around the neck. Dog tags from the the thousands of Americans that passed through the island - either during the fighting or after it was secured, are occasionlly located to this day. Food on Guadalcanal was often supplemented with captured Japanese rice, from the stores captured in the first days of the landing. Or, an occasional pancake for breakfast.

Entrenching tool was used to dig foxholes and fighting positions. Many of these are still visible to the day on the ridgelines occupied by the Marines and Japanese. Other equipment included the helmet, belt and webbing, and boots that made the Marine uniform on Guadalcanal complete.