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Marine casualty on a beach with a jeep and several Marines seen in the background checking the area. "Marine casualty...

Photograph. Landing crafts carrying servicemen in the ocean; explosions are going off on the coast in the background....

War damaged Japanese battery, surrounded by debris and shells. "Blasted Jap defences on Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert...

Photograph. A United States Marine inspects a knocked out Japanese tank net to a cement fortification. Official caption...

US servicemen stack .30 caliber machine guns used in battle into a pile. "Burned out guns from battling Japs at Tarawa...

Photograph. United States Marines crouched behind a wooden barricade; another group are climbing up a sand dune....

Photograph. Dead United States serviceman floating face down in the ocean near American two LVTs [Landing Vehicles,...

US soldiers, surrounded by debris, sort through gear. "U.S. gear sorted on Tarawa." Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. 1943

Photograph. United States Marines wading through an ocean onto a beach. Official caption on front: "Tarawa / U.S.M.C....

US Marines kneel in tribute to their fallen comrades as Father C. C. Rwdel, Chicago, Marine Corps chaplain, conducts...

Photograph. United States Marines kneel during religious service on attack transport deck. Official caption on front: "...

Photograph. Four United States Marines carrying an injured man on a stretcher on a beach. Official caption on front: "...

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