Kwajalein Atoll, Roi Island: Marine Burial Squad; Japanese Prisoners; Wrecked Japanese Installations, 02/04/1944

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Naval Photographic Center film #1466. National Archives description "1) MS SCU Burial squad sprays, wraps, lowers body in grave etc.-SV. 2) HS LCP underway, along AP with Japanese prisoners-SV. 3) MS Wounded Japanese prisoners helped up gangway-SV. 4) LS LVTs underway off distant shore. 5) GV LVT underway, smoke cols. SOC passes. 6) LS Smoke col. on horizon. GV Wave LVTs underway-2V. 7) MS US flag on ralm staff, formation 4 TBFs pass BG. 8) LS GV Shore, Japanese strong points, LCs, LVTs-2V. 9) LS Wrecked hangar, block house on shore, water FG. 10) GV Marines. MS-Pan Block house, Japanese radar, pill box. 11) LS Shore, smoke, SBDs in flight-2V. 12) LS Large smoke cols. shaky, SBD in flight." National Archives Identifier: 76010 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.

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United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands, Kwajalein Atoll, Battle Of, Marshall Islands, 1944, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Prisoners Of War -- United States, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners And Prisons, American, Soldiers' Bodies, Disposition Of, World War II

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