US Marines approaching a Japanese pillbox, Tarawa Atoll, 1943

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description: 

Photograph. United States Marines lying and squatting on a beach as they approach an unseen Japanese fortification; thatched roofs are in the background. Official caption on front: "Marines creeping up on Jap pill box. Marine Corps Photo 5-8." Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands. 20 November 1943

Image Information

Donor: 
Mr. Thomas J. Hanlon
Accession Number: 
2013.495.088
Date: 
11/20/1943
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Topical Subjects: 
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Tarawa
Marines (Military personnel)--Tarawa
Collection Level: 
This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Tarawa
Latitude: 
1.500
Longitude: 
173.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Forts & fortifications--Japanese--Tarawa
Marines (Military personnel)--Tarawa
Beaches--Tarawa
Marines (Military personnel)--Tarawa
Military uniforms--American--Tarawa