China Jeep Patrol/Guadalcanal Diary
Don Gardner
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China Jeep Patrol/Guadalcanal Diary

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Arthur Donald Gardner wrote "Guadalcanal Diary," published in "The Rand McNally Almanac of Adventure" and "Soldier of Fortune" magazine. Days after the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Gardner stood in a blocks-long line to join the Marine Corps. During his basic training, he volunteered for Carlson's Raiders. He participated in amphibious landings on Guadalcanal and Bougainville. He was medically evacuated off Bougainville due to malaria. While recovering in a San Diego Hospital, he was assigned to a Marine Military Police unit. He then served on Okinawa until the war ended. He was t...