Beach at Tarawa

[556guy]

This photo is dated 24 Nov, 1943. Identified as "Beachhead, Tarawa". Lets see how many different pieces of equipt we can identify.

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[cary m2a]

They sure could load an island, Look at all the stuff.Poor beach Master

[Bayou]

Somebody needs to clear a path for that tank.

[Greg O]

Sorta looks like one of the neighborhoods here in Detroit, minus the soldiers.

[Joe W]

Sorta looks like one of the neighborhoods here in Detroit, minus the soldiers.

"SOLDIERS" what soldiers ? I don't see no xxxxxxxx soldiers. LOL

Semper Fi, Joe

[barkerwc4362]

That picture was not taken at Tarawa. There were no LVT(A)-1s at Tarawa. There were only LVT-1s and LVT-2s at Tarawa. There is also no seawall in the picture. Tarawa had a seawall on red beach where the main landing took place. There is also an LCT(5)in the picture. I don't believe LCTs were used at Tarawa. LCT 346 was built by Decatur Iron and Steel and commissioned in October 1942.

Bill

[conductor]

That picture was not taken at Tarawa. There were no LVT(A)-1s at Tarawa. There were only LVT-1s and LVT-2s at Tarawa. There is also no seawall in the picture. Tarawa had a seawall on red beach where the main landing took place. There is also an LCT(5)in the picture. I don't believe LCTs were used at Tarawa. LCT 346 was built by Decatur Iron and Steel and commissioned in October 1942.

Bill

If memory serves me correctly, the 6th Marines landed on Green Beach (the extreme western end of Betio Island) on November 24th (D+1). I don't believe there was a log seawall on Green Beach like there was on Red Beach, so perhaps the picture was taken on Green Beach.

[goo]

beach at tarawa,
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http://www.sizzlingpopcorn.com/movie...a_feb_2008.jpg

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http://www.okinawa.usmc.mil/public%2...05-tarawa.html

[Defender3]

The diarama from the National Museum of the Marine Corps. They sent historians to Tarawa to make molds of the beach walls, etc., and then came back and molded them for the display.

[U.S.G.I.]

Close up of Defender3 picture.
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Semper Fi...