Tarawa Operations, The R3 of 5

The Tarawa Operations R3 of 5 Map showing & explaining landing on Red Beach 2. Men pull gear ashore, move wounded on stretchers to rubber raft & floated out. Map of Red Beach 1. View of beach & palm trees from water. Battle action from edge of water. Landing craft coming in, stranded on reef, wading ashore. Wounded moved on stretchers. 12:20:03 Map showing location of sunken hulks w/ hidden machine guns. Landing craft moving in, heavy smoke on island; large explosions seen from water. 12:21:14 Map showing 6th Marine reinforcement onto Green Beach; & location of others landing on other islands shown on map. Tanks onto beach; some destroyed in water. More landings. 12:22:25 Troops move up & run across sand; planes strafing. Fires. Small light tanks moving up; marines running ahead. Marines on top of underground bunkers throwing grenades. 12:24:41 Flame throwers used. Marines dug in. Moving up thru smoke & dust. Destroyed buildings & palm trees. Firing rifles from various points. 12:27:23 Machine gun firing from behind sandbags. Throwing grenades into bunker. Naked prisoner walked forward w/ hands in air surrendering. WWII Pacific; Battle; Diagrams; 1943; Tarawa Invasion; Fighting; WW2; NOTE: Battle fought 20-23Nov43