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Caption | US Marines fighting on Betio, Tarawa Atoll, Nov 1943, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase | |||||
Date | 21 Nov 1943 | |||||
Photographer | Obie Newcomb, Jr. | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 127-N-63458 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 21 Nov 1943 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 2,872 x 2,317 pixels |
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