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A man looks at a damaged Japanese coastal defense gun on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean.

Activities of U.S. Marines on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A damaged Japanese coastal defense gun. A man looks at the damaged gun. The man crawls up a platform and looks at the damage. Shells on the deck for the gun.

Date: 1944, March
Duration: 1 min 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062569
Dead bodies of United States Marines lying on a beach in Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean.

Activities of U.S. Marines on Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A man stands near the entrance to a Japanese pillbox. The damaged Japanese pillbox. Dead bodies of marines lying on the beach. Dead bodies lying near a damaged LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). Other dead marine lying on barbed wires. A damaged LCVP in the background. Two airplanes in flight overhead. The marines look at damaged tanks. An arm of a dead marine. The marines dig out a tank from the beach.

Date: 1944, March
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062570
U.S. 2nd Marine Division travels to Tarawa during World War II

United States 2nd Marine Division sailors get into landing crafts and underway in the sea towards Tarawa in Pacific Theater. Aerial bombing takes place and explosions occur. Marines wade through the surf protected by aerial and naval bombardment. Japanese fire at marines and wounded carried on litters for medical aid.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058542
United States 2nd Marine Division fire at Japanese infantry during battle of Tarawa during World War 2

United States 2nd Marine Division sailors fire at Japanese infantry to flush them out from dugouts in Tarawa during World War II. Heavy firing takes place and wounded carried away on litters for medical aid. Wreckage spreads all around as mortars fires.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058543
United States 2nd Marine Division fire at Japanese infantry during the battle of Tarawa during World War 2

An American landing craft hit by Japanese. United States 2nd Marine Division sailors fire mortars at Japanese infantry to flush them out from dugouts in Tarawa during World War II. Heavy firing takes place. Marines and tanks move up. General Holland Smith and Julian Smith inspect positions. A loader clears up debris and mud. Japanese prisoners made to march by marines. Wounded marines given blood plasma. Other wounded marines on litters pulled up onto a ship for medical aid.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058544
United States 2nd Marine Division sailors buried at sea following battle of Tarawa during World War 2

Dead bodies of United States 2nd Marine Division sailors on a beach in Tarawa, of the Pacific Theater during World War II. Bodies of Marines killed in battle seen floating at the beach. Some of the dead buried at sea. Caskets covered with American flag buried at sea as honor guard fire rifles. Two Chaplains conduct burial service on board a ship.

Date: 1944
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058545