US Coast Guard personnel transporting supplies to Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, circa 20-23 Nov 1943; note the wreck of an American LCVP in center of photo [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     US Coast Guard personnel transporting supplies to Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, circa 20-23 Nov 1943; note the wreck of an American LCVP in center of photo [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   26-G-3018
More on...   
Gilbert Islands Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
LCVP-class   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 640 x 480 pixels
Photos on Same Day 21 Nov 1943
Photos at Same Place Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
30 Apr 2011 09:00:59 PM

The wreck of an "American ship" is actually an LCM that had been carrying a Marine medium Sherman tank to the beach but took a direct hit from Japanese shore batteries on Betio.
2. Anonymous says:
30 Apr 2011 09:01:49 PM

The wreck of an "American ship" is actually an LCM that had been carrying a Marine medium Sherman tank to the beach but took a direct hit from Japanese shore batteries on Betio.

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