13 -168 Garand Picture of the Day - Tarawa

[Mark in Rochester]

THEY WEREN’T FOOLING – When these Marines went over the top from the beach on Tarawa Island they knew they were going to have a fight on their hands, but they just set their jaws – and charged.

OFFICIAL U.S. MARINE CORPS PHOTO 63473



Tarawa
20-23 Nov 43

Marines move out from the beachhead into Japanese smoke covered airstrip.

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