The original caption for this photograph reads: Corporal Robert Shaw . . . Houston, Texas, Company C, 1st Recon Battalion.
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Corporal Robert Shaw . . . Houston, Texas, Company C, 1st Recon Battalion.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Full Citation: Photograph 127-N-A373139; Corporal Robert Shaw . . . Houston, Texas, Company C, 1st Recon Battalion; 05/1/1970- 05/5/1970; General Photograph File of the U.S. Marine Corps, 1927 – 1981; Records of the U.S. Marine Corps, Record Group 127; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/corporal-robert-shaw-houston-texas/, April 1, 2026]
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