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Nine Marines with Boat in Coco River, Harold C. Roberts, From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

Nine Marines with poles and ropes wearing life jackets attempt to control a boat on the Coco River.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, marines, rapids, usmc

Harold C. Roberts 20 September, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 20 September, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 20 September, 1928, Folder 25, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: One page river sent four miles above Yali River in Camp on side of Coco River. Roberts detailed information about camp life on the river to…

Tags: bandits, boat, coco river, coco river patrol, faith roberts, harold roberts, marines, rapids, usmc

Harold C. Roberts 14 August, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 14 August, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 14 August, 1928, Folder 23, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: Six page letter sent from Ocotal explaining the Coco River patrol in more detail. Includes hand drawn schematic of the boats the Marines…

Tags: alcohol, boat, coco river, coco river patrol, col dunlap, election, faith roberts, harold roberts, honduras, marines, navy, ocotal, pete geyer, plane, pueblo nuevo, quinali, rapids, rebels, reconnaissance, sandino, usmc, usmc officers

Harold C. Roberts 8 September, 1928, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 8 September, 1928
, Correspondence from Harold C. Roberts to Faith N. Roberts 8 September, 1928, Folder 24, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA.

Summary: Three page letter sent from Telepaneca about the early days of the Coco River Expedition and the dangers of the rapids on the rivers in…

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, commedation, courage, faith roberts, falls, harold roberts, marines, pete geyer, rain, rapids, snub, sta cruz, telepanaca, usmc

Marines Using Ropes, Harold C. Roberts, From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

Photograph depicting six Marines using ropes to pull a makeshift boat along very rough waters and rocks on the Coco River.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, marines, rapids, ropes, usmc

Marine by Rapids, Harold C. Roberts, From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

One Marine stands infront of a makeshift boat which is held in place from the rapids with ropes.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, marines, rapids, usmc

Seven Marines on Coco River, Harold C. Roberts, From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

Photo of seven Marines battling the rapids trying to move a makeshift boat along with ropes and poles.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, marines, rapids, usmc

Three Marines in the Rapids, Harold C. Roberts, From the Coco River Patrol Collection, COLL/581, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

This photo shows three marines, two on land and one in the water trying to control their makeshift boat on the rapids on the Coco River.

Tags: boat, coco river, coco river patrol, harold roberts, marines, rapids, usmc

Snubbing Boats Down La Trampa Rapid, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil:…

Tags: boat, coco river, harold roberts, la trampa, marines, rapids, usmc

Rapid #3, Harold C. Roberts, Photographs of Coco River Patrol (c.1928), Folder 1, COLL 2678, Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division, Quantico, VA., 1928

This photograph was taken during the Coco River Expedition by Lt. Harold C. Roberts. The back of the photograph has a comment written in pencil:…

Tags: boat, coco river, el guacanto, harold roberts, marines, rapids, usmc