Tarawa: Sub. Marines land and fighting on Tarawa Island - NPC-1962
428-NPC-1962
09:01
Description:
1943/11/25
Tarawa Island
MS Form. 4 F6Fs pass--LVTs pass, headed for landing-SV
MS LSTs underway, Is. smokes, DD fires-SV
MS Marines on beach-2V. Wounded is pulled in
MS Marines crawl along beach--advance-SV
CU Wounded Marines, stretchers, corpsmen & Dr
CU Wounded receives blood plasma, wounded
GV Planes pass over Is.8) CU Wounded on stretcher, lowered to rubber boat
MS-Pan LVT, wounded come in, others advance
CU Bullet hole in man's helmet, wounded
CU Marine with hand grenade & fixed bayonet
LS Fire. CU Camouflaged Marines in fox hole
CU Marine snipers. LS Japanese OP.14) MS Marines in fox hole, advance amid wreckage-SV
MS-Pan Marines in action atop dugout, flame thrower & grenades
MS Marines firing dead bodies nearby.