Marines Wade Ashore, Tarawa, November 1943
"Marines Wade Ashore-Despite enemy fire Marines wade through the surf off Tarawa Island. Landing boats and barges brought them to within 500 yards of the beach but the coral bottom prevented the boats coming any closer to the shore."

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

OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

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