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Wounded U.S. Marines during Battle of Tarawa, World War II at Gilbert Islands Pacific

U.S. Marines wounded during Battle of Tarawa in World War 2. 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. U.S. Marine on a stretcher with a large wound on his right leg.

Date: 1943, November 23
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675023681
Animated map of Tarawa and factors that played a key role in planning for the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.

A training film titled 'Tarawa operations' about Allied invasion of Tarawa during World War II. A map of the Pacific region depicts the location of the Gilbert Islands. A map of the Gilbert Islands including Tarawa. Animated map of Tarawa depicts the area of the atoll. A map of Betio island depicts its area. Animation depicts wind direction that helps in anchoring of landing crafts.

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057712
Operation of United States Coast Guard in Tarawa, Pacific Theater during World War II

Overseas activities of United States Coast Guard in World War II. November 20, 1943, U.S. Marine Corps invade Tarawa Atoll. Naval warships bombard Tarawa. Transport ship USS Arthur Middleton underway. Only 1 out of 5 U.S. troops reach the beach in first wave of attack. Firing and explosion. U.S. troops wade. Many U.S. Marines injured during the landing on Tarawa. The U.S. Coast Guard brings back the wounded to the transport ship. Wounded soldiers lifted on stretchers.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041746
U.S. marines raise the American flag after their victory in Battle of Tarawa during World War II. Reinforcements replace them

Reinforcements wade ashore to relieve the United States 2nd Marine Division on Tarawa, during WWII. American flag being raised on Tarawa island after victory. Marines salute the flag. The U.S. marines, who took Tarawa, leave the island.

Date: 1943, November 24
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072671
U.S. aircraft begin flight operations on Betio airfield in World War II. Navy F6F aircraft land at airfield. Marines leave to embark on troop ships

U.S. Marines complete capture of Tarawa from Japanese defenders in World War 2. U.S. Navy F6F aircraft are seen landing on the Betio airfield, Tarawa atoll, 24 hours after Seabees began to restore it to operation. One of the pilots poses with marines after landing. Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, wade ashore to relieve the others, provide protection for Seabees, and clean up ordnance in and around the airfield. Formal flag-raising ceremony officially establishing Tarawa under American control. The flag is raised as marines salute. The American flag flying high over the atoll. Battle-weary marines leaving Tarawa to embark on their transport ships, as members of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, bid them farewell.

Date: 1943, November 24
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069065
Tarawa atoll fringed with coral reef, Tarawa Island in the Pacific.

Shores of Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Marines milling around, wreckage after battle. Palm trees along shoreline. Wreckage on Tarawa. Marines mill around on beach. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052292