A group of US Marines pose with various Japanese items on Tarawa, 1943

Personal or Official U.S. Signal Corps Photo, Gift of Jim Matney, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
Description: 

A group of US Marines pose with various Japanese items. "Jap booty at Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. 1943

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Jim Matney
Accession Number: 
2002.545.039
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Branch: 
US Marine Corps
Theater of Service: 
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
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Campaign / Event: 
Tarawa (November 1943)
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Collection Level: 
Photographs (personal and Signal Corps) from the collection of Navy Corpsman Glen Matney, who served in the PTO in WWII.
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Marines (Military personnel)--Tarawa
War destruction & pillage--Tarawa