US Marines at a Signal Corps station on Tarawa, 1943-1944
Personal or Official U.S. Signal Corps Photo, Gift of Jim Matney, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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US Marines man a signal station on Tarawa with sign: “AT&T-SUBLET TO SIG-CO." In the foreground is a pile of sand bags with a sign that reads: “’Dead Jap' or more. Please don’t disturb.” "Marine Corps Signal Company at Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. 1943-44
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Photographs (personal and Signal Corps) from the collection of Navy Corpsman Glen Matney, who served in the PTO in WWII.
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Marines (Military personnel)--Tarawa
Communication facilities--Tarawa
Signal stations--Tarawa