File:Some like it hot 120413-M-II268-001.jpg

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English: Retired Gunnery Sgt. Thomas E. Williams, director of the United States Marine Corps Historical Company, fires a World War II flame thrower during the Fire Weapons From Marine Corps History event at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 13, 2011. The flamethrower, equipped with gasoline tanks and a gun group, was first used in combat on Guadalcanal in 1943. Its primary use was against defensive positions such as bunkers. This particular flamethrower was used in the movies "Flags of our Fathers" and "Windtalkers."
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DVIDS Tags: USMC; flame thrower; Guadalcanal; Marine Corps; World War II; Marines; Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers; World War II weapons; Fire Weapons From Marine Corps History; Gunnery Sgt. Thomas E. Williams; Marine Corps Historical Company; Marine Corps Base Quantico Va; Flags of Our Fathers; Windtalkers
Date Taken on 13 April 2012
Source https://www.dvidshub.net/image/559967/some-like-hot
Author Lance Cpl. Chelsea Anderson
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