| Caption | Howitzers firing in support of advancing Marines, Betio, Tarawa Atoll, 22 Nov 1943 ww2dbase | |||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps | |||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
| Added Date | 17 Sep 2006 | |||||
| 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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One of the five 75mm pack howitzers from Col Rixey's 10th Marine Division to reach Beach Red 2 by dawn on D+1. The marine standing in the center is Sgt. Armstrong.