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1943-12

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

US Marines climbing over coconut log seawall to attack Japanese positions during the battle to take the Tarawa Atoll

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  • Date: 1943-12
  • Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Wwii, Gilbert Islands, Tarawa, Action, Wars, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_1126375
  • Credits: LIFE
LIFE Photo Collection

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