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NH 95708 Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll

Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll
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Title: Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll
Caption: View south of taxi runway, close to the ammunition dump, 22 November 1943. The bomb-proof shelter in lower center still contains enemy troops and has a bulldozer pushing in its opposite end. Note extensive damage to structures and many bomb and shell craters. Photographed from a USS CHENANGO (CVE-28) plane.
Description: Collection of Vice Admiral Dixwell Ketcham, USN (Ret).
Catalog #: NH 95708
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Nov 22, 1943
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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