US Marines stand over the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers on Butaritari (Makin) Atoll, 1943

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 stand over the bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. "Dead Japs on Makin [Butaritari]." Butaritari (Makin) Atoll, Gilbert Islands. 1943

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Donor: 
Mr. Jim Matney
Accession Number: 
2002.545.033
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US Marine Corps
Theater of Service: 
Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
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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)--Butaritari
Soldiers--Japanese--Butaritari
Dead persons--Butaritari