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Tarawa
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Showing posts with label
Tarawa
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Pacific — 1943
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In early 1943, Australian troops, fighting in dreadful conditions, extinguished the Japanese beachheads of Buna, Gona, and Sanananda Point o...
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving 1943
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Thanksgiving in 1943 fell on Thursday, November 25th, two days after the island of Tarawa was “secured.” The Tarawa invasion, was also the s...
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Beached U.S. Marines
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November 22, 1943: A view along the beach on Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands, following a landing by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
With the Marines at Tarawa — Part 2
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Today we present Part 2 of the film “With the Marines at Tarawa.”
Monday, September 29, 2008
With the Marines at Tarawa — Part 1
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Today we present Part 1 of the famous film, “With the Marines at Tarawa.” The production was a 1944 short propaganda film directed by Louis ...
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