96 items in this album on 5 pages.

US Marines evacuating a wounded comrade, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943US Marines inspecting a fallen Japanese naval infantryman, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943Wrecks of American LVT landing craft and Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank on the invasion beach at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943Destroyed Japanese coastal battery, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943
US Marines evacuating a wounded comrade, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943US Marines inspecting a fallen Japanese naval infantryman, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943Wrecks of American LVT landing craft and Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tank on the invasion beach at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943Destroyed Japanese coastal battery, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943
Humorous sign made by Americans seen at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943Religious service for US Marines aboard a Heywood-class attack transport ship, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943 (either the USS Heywood or the USS William P. Biddle).The largest of 37 American cemeteries at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943; this cemetery was tended by US Navy CarpenterView over the bow of USS Washington during Gilbert Islands campaign, Dec 1943
Humorous sign made by Americans seen at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943Religious service for US Marines aboard a Heywood-class attack transport ship, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943 (either the USS Heywood or the USS William P. Biddle).The largest of 37 American cemeteries at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943; this cemetery was tended by US Navy Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class Jack VarnumView over the bow of USS Washington during Gilbert Islands campaign, Dec 1943
B-24D Liberator Destroyed Japanese coastal gun at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late 1943-1944Japanese anti-tank barricade on Makin, Gilbert Islands; seen in US Army publication TM E 30-480 Japanese anti-tank ditch on Makin, Gilbert Islands; seen in US Army publication TM E 30-480
B-24D Liberator 'The Gremlin/Sexy Sue II Mother of Ten' of the 98th Bomb Squadron crash landed on Makin Island (now Butaritari), Gilbert Islands after battle damage over Mille Atoll (now Mili), Dec 18, 1943Destroyed Japanese coastal gun at Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late 1943-1944Japanese anti-tank barricade on Makin, Gilbert Islands; seen in US Army publication TM E 30-480 'Handbook On Japanese Military Forces' dated 15 Sep 1944Japanese anti-tank ditch on Makin, Gilbert Islands; seen in US Army publication TM E 30-480 'Handbook On Japanese Military Forces' dated 15 Sep 1944
American tank rusting off Betio, Tarawa Atoll, post-warTarawa artwork on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007Tarawa display in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007, photo 1 of 2Tarawa display in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007, photo 2 of 2
American tank rusting off Betio, Tarawa Atoll, post-warTarawa artwork on display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007Tarawa display in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007, photo 1 of 2Tarawa display in the Leatherneck Gallery at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, United States, 15 Jan 2007, photo 2 of 2

96 items in this album on 5 pages.

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