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| Keywords: As against "The Shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymn, Leathernecks use scaling ladders to storm ashore at Inchon in... - NARA - 532404.tif First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez USMC leads the 3rd Platoon Company A 1st Battalion 5th Marines over the seawall on the northern side of Red Beach as the second assault wave lands 15 September 1950 during the Inchon invasion Wooden scaling ladders are in use to facilitate disembarkation from the LCVP that brought these men to the shore Lt Lopez was killed in action within a few minutes while assaulting a North Korean bunker Note M-1 Carbine carried by Lt Lopez M-1 Rifles of other Marines and details of the Marines' field gear General notes Use War and Conflict Number 1419 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image 532404 Local identifier 127-N-A3191 Department of Defense Department of the Navy U S Marine Corps 09/18/1947 - Still Picture Records Section Special Media Archives Services Division NWCS-S National Archives at College Park 8601 Adelphi Road College Park MD 20740-6001 1950-09-15 Record group Record Group 127 Records of the U S Marine Corps 1775 - 9999 Record group ARC 456 General Photograph File of the U S Marine Corps compiled 1927 - 1981 documenting the period 1775 - 1981 Series ARC 532396 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWDNS-127-N-A3191 yes Other versions NARA-cooperation PD-USGov Battle of Inchon United States Marine Corps in the Korean War Black and white photographs of war M1 helmets | ||||