Marines Rescue a Wounded Buddy, Tarawa, November 1943

"How Heroes Are Made-Two Marines braved the withering cross fire of the Japs on Tarawa Island to leave their trench and rescue a wounded buddy under the nose of the enemy. Here they are on the trip back to the trench."

From the Julian C. Smith Collection (COLL/202), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections

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