Marines Land, Take Tarawa Island, 11/23/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1174 National Archives description "1) SCU Church services on AP, Chaplain-7V. 2) LS From LC, Smoke col. rises on Is.3) MS LCs approach, pass, BB firing. 4) LS Form. planes pass, over. DD underway. 5) CU Camouf. Marine & N.G., in LC. 6) LS LCs underway. CU Camouf. Marines-hazy. 7) LS DD firing, many LCs FG. 8) GV Pan LCs approach, LS Smoke col. on Is., LCs FG. 9) LS Planes bomb Is., smoke rises. 10) LS DD, MS Pan LCMs. Marines run forward. 11) S Long row Japanese bodies in trench. Wreckage. 12) CU 2 Japanese dead in dugout-2V. 13) MS Carouf. Marines with duck. 14) GV Bulldozer digs Japanese from dugout--Good. 15) MS Marines throw grensdes in Japanese dugout. 16) MS 1st Aviator to land on ls. F6F strip.17) GV CB truck tows roller on strip pairs" National Archives Identifier: 75864 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Kiribati, United States. Marine Corps, Landing Craft -- United States, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Chaplains, Military -- United States, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), Motor Vehicles, Amphibious -- United States, Tarawa, Battle Of, Kiribati, 1943, Tracked Landing Vehicles -- United States, World War II

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