US Marines Corp wounded during Battle of Tarawa. Injured soldiers carried to shore from LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) while other men advance. A soldier is carried on stretcher while another soldier shows bullet hole in his helmet.
War scenes during Battle of Tarawa. US Marines Corp with hand grenades and bayonets. Camouflaged soldiers hiding in the fox hole and conversing over phone. Smoke arises due to fire. Scenes of US soldiers with snipers and Japanese defending the attack. US troops advancing amidst rubble and firing flame throwers and grenades while dead bodies lie near them. Soldiers firing from behind logs of wood.
High casualties occur in Battle of Tarawa. Dead bodies of soldiers lie amidst wreckage. US Marine feeds a cat under damaged tank and advances towards Japanese pill box. Stripped Japanese is marched in by US soldiers. US soldiers view a damaged plane.
US Marines march across a beach. A jeep is moving along the marching solders. The US Marines sit , bathe, relax and mill around after battle. Barren posts and ruined sea shore is also seen.
Korean workers standing amongst US Marines. Japanese twin mount gun is seen. Marines crawls and advances on dugout.
US turns offensive in the Pacific theater and captures Tarawa from Japan during the World War II. The US invasion fleet moves toward Tarawa. Sailors on the ship discuss the strategy. A globe showing the Pacific Ocean. Marines on the fleet ships pray. The US Navy opens fire. Explosions on the surface of water. Marines land and fight after a naval bombardment. More reinforcements arrive. Destroyed Japanese emplacements due to the American offensive. Wrecked Japanese weapons on the island. Korean laborers. American construction battalions repair the damaged airfield.