Battle of Tarawa

battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. 
Operation Galvanic

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1943 — 1943 battle, Operation Galvanic, Q710, World War II, 
See also Operation Galvanic (1943)

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Leaflet

Battle of Tara – Battle of Tara – 

Frameless

Cemetery at Tarawa

Chaplain Francis W. Kelly, along with an assistant, bury the dead at the Battle of Tarawa.

F6F launch USS Saratoga Tarawa 1943

Japanesesuicide

Japanese shore battery from WW2, on Tarawa - 190717-M-ZY556-064

Landings at Tarawa

Marines Advance on Japanese Pill Boxes, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962107133)

Marines Rescue a Wounded Buddy, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962046054)

Marines Swarm an Enbankment, Tarawa, November 1943 (10961953346)

Marines at Tarawa

Marines on Tarawa Island

Marines wounded are towed out on rubber boats

Navy doctor bandages a head

Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-018

Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-023

Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-024

Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-026

Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-055

Second wave at Tarawa

Sign on Tarawa

Tarawa

Tarawa, South Pacific, 1943 by Sergeant Tom Lovell

The sands of bloody Tarawa, where the Coast Guard landed marines

Use of the Reserve

The Lousy Lousy Lounge, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962045804)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
image		Cemetery at Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Chaplain Francis W. Kelly, along with an assistant, bury the dead at the Battle of Tarawa.			Wikimedia
image		F6F launch USS Saratoga Tarawa 1943			Wikimedia
image		Japanesesuicide			Wikimedia
image		Japanese shore battery from WW2, on Tarawa - 190717-M-ZY556-064			Wikimedia
image		Landings at Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Marines Advance on Japanese Pill Boxes, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962107133)			Wikimedia
image		Marines Rescue a Wounded Buddy, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962046054)			Wikimedia
image		Marines Swarm an Enbankment, Tarawa, November 1943 (10961953346)			Wikimedia
image		Marines at Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Marines on Tarawa Island			Wikimedia
image		Marines wounded are towed out on rubber boats			Wikimedia
image		Navy doctor bandages a head			Wikimedia
image		Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-018			Wikimedia
image		Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-023			Wikimedia
image		Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-024			Wikimedia
image		Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-026			Wikimedia
image		Pacific Partnership 2013 130719-N-WD500-055			Wikimedia
image		Second wave at Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Sign on Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Tarawa			Wikimedia
image		Tarawa, South Pacific, 1943 by Sergeant Tom Lovell			Wikimedia
image		The sands of bloody Tarawa, where the Coast Guard landed marines			Wikimedia
image		Use of the Reserve			Wikimedia
image		"The%20Lousy%20Lousy%20Lounge,"%20Tarawa,%20November%201943%20(10962045804).jpg The Lousy Lousy Lounge, Tarawa, November 1943 (10962045804)			Wikimedia

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