[Photo] Religious service for US Marines aboard a Heywood-class attack transport ship, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943 (either the USS Heywood or the USS William P. Biddle).

Religious service for US Marines aboard a Heywood-class attack transport ship, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943 (either the USS Heywood or the USS William P. Biddle).

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Religious service for US Marines aboard a Heywood-class attack transport ship, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, late Nov 1943 (either the USS Heywood or the USS William P. Biddle). ww2dbase

WW2-Era Location Name

Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Date

30 Nov 1943

Photographer

Unknown

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ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Frederick R. Findtner Collection

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