Marines Land & Fighting On Tarawa 11/25/1943

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #1962. National Archives description "1) MS Form. 4 F6Fs pass--LVTs pass, headed for landing-SV. 2) MS LSTs underway, Is. smokes, DD fires-SV. 3) MS Marines on beach-2V. Wounded is pulled in. 4) MS Marines crawl along beach--advance-SV. 5) CU Wounded Marines, stretchers, corpsmen & Dr. 6) CU Wounded receives blood plasma, wounded. 7) GV Planes pass over Is. 8) CU Wounded on stretcher, lowered to rubber boat. 9) MS-Pan LVT, wounded come in, others advance. 10) CU Bullet hole in man's helmet, wounded. 11) CU Marine with hand grenade & fixed bayonet. 12) LS Fire. CU Camouflaged Marines in fox hole. 13) CU Marine snipers. LS Japanese OP. 14) MS Marines in fox hole, advance amid wreckage-SV. 15) MS-Pan Marines in action atop dugout, flame thrower & grenades. 16) MS Marines firing dead bodies nearby." National Archives Identifier: 76289 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 -- Campaigns -- Kiribati, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945, War -- Relief Of Sick And Wounded, Tarawa, Battle Of, Kiribati, 1943, United States. Marine Corps, World War II, United States. -- Coast Guard -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Landing Craft -- United States, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Hellcat (Fighter Plane)

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