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

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Caption     Troops of 2nd Battalion, US 165th Infantry at Yellow Beach Two, Butaritari, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, 20 Nov 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Butaritari, Makin, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Date 20 Nov 1943
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Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps
Identification Code   SC 183574
 
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Photos on Same Day 20 Nov 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 1,316 x 909 pixels



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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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Butaritari, Makin, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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