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80-G-90391 Tarawa Operation, November 1943

Tarawa Operation, November 1943
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Title: Tarawa Operation, November 1943
Caption: West-central part of Betio Island, looking North, photographed from a USS ESSEX (CV-9) aircraft on 24 November 1943, after the end of fighting. Beaches "red one" and "red two" are at top, with several wrecked LVTs offshore. Note aircraft shelters on the former Japanese airfield.
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Catalog #: 80-G-90391
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Wed, Nov 24, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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