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Troops of 2nd Battalion, US 165th Infantry at Yellow Beach Two, Butaritari, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, 20 Nov 1943 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Troops of 2nd Battalion, US 165th Infantry at Yellow Beach Two, Butaritari, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, 20 Nov 1943 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps
Identification Code   SC 183574
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Gilbert Islands Campaign   Main article  Photos  Maps  
Photo Size 1,316 x 909 pixels
Photos on Same Day 20 Nov 1943
Photos at Same Place Butaritari, Makin, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Larry Paul says:
3 Sep 2007 09:14:34 PM

My Dads cousin Ray B. (Buster) Paul who was a member of the 165th infantry Company E.,he was KIA on November 20th 1943.

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WW2-Era Place Name Butaritari, Makin, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Lat/Long 3.0712, 172.7882
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