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Battle of Tarawa. Wounded being evacuated at end of pier aboard rubber boats (Reeve 078353), National Museum of Health and Medicine Description: Wounded soldiers are loaded onto a rubber boat for towing to a U.S. Navy vessel. The Battle of Tarawa took place on November 20-23, 1943 in the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. It was the first American offensive in the central Pacific region. The U.S. forces attempted to mount an amphivious landing on the small island of Betio but faced fierce opposition from the Japanese defenders. The U.S. troops eventually took the island, but over six thousand Japanese, American, and Korean people died in the battle. Date: November 1943 Photo ID: Reeve 078353 Source collection: OHA 80: Reeve Photograph Collection Repository: National Museum of Health and Medicine, Otis Historical Archives Rights: No known restrictions upon publication, physical copy retained by National Museum of Health and Medicine. Publication and high resolution image requests should be directed to the NMHM (<a href="http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/" rel="nofollow">www.medicalmuseum.mil/</a>) |
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