During the World War II, the American troops on Tarawa atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Pacific Ocean were hopping one island at a time all the way to Japan.
The Battle of Tarawa was bloody in every manner but these photos, captured in its aftermath, shows a life out of a movie.
The Battle of Tarawa was bloody in every manner but these photos, captured in its aftermath, shows a life out of a movie.
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| American ground crew doing maintenance work on a bomber during WWII. |
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| American soldiers manning gun nests protecting the island shore during WWII. |
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| Comical sign reading TARAWA NATIONAL PARK on Tarawa during WWII. |
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| Group of servicemen (?) gathered in front of a photo processing lab on an island base during WWII. |
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| Natives carrying supplies into a quonset hut on Tarawa Island. |
