US Marines on the Tarawa invasion beach designated Red Beach 3, Gilbert Islands, 20-21 Nov 1943

Historical Information
Caption     US Marines on the Tarawa invasion beach designated Red Beach 3, Gilbert Islands, 20-21 Nov 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Date 21 Nov 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Department of Defense
Identification Code   HD-SN-99-02572
 
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Photos on Same Day 21 Nov 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 3,000 x 2,432 pixels



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Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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