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30 Jun 20 Garand Picture of the Day
Marines Wade Ashore-Despite enemy fire Marines wade through the surf off Tarawa Island. Landing boats and barges brought them to within 500 yards of the beach but the coral bottom prevented the boats coming any closer to the shore
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Most of my Tarawa pictures don't show anything like this. Was this after we had things mostly in hand? The Japanese
guns were really effective so a bunch of guys wading without tactical discipline seems strange.
Dave
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