Marines Invade Tarawa Island & In Action, 11/25/1944

About this film

Naval Photographic Center film #4270. Not mentioned in description below is a cake with the words "A Jungle Plus Coconut Tree Equals Jap So Keep Your Eyes Open" National Archives description: "1) MS Chaplain holds Mass aboard AP -SV. 2) MS Is., LCPs lay to, BB shells Is. 3) CU Men in LCP, LVTA moves in, BB BG shells Is. -SV. 4) LS SBDs dive-bomb Is., explosions. 5) GV Marines advance, wreckage, dead Japanese camouflaged Marines, duck mascot -SV. [actual duck] 6) GV Bulldozer levels Japanese pillbox, Marines mill around, set dynamite charge to blast Japanese out. 7) MS-Pan Marines greet 1st USN aviator to land. 8) MS F6F on strip, jeeps, trucks etc. on leveled strip." National Archives Identifier: 77027 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 II, Tarawa, Battle Of, Kiribati, 1943, United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Kiribati, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, Chaplains, Military -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering And Construction, Landing Craft -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Cake, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, United States. -- Navy -- Aviation, Duck

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