World War II Photograph from Battle of Tarawa

World War II Photograph: U.S. Coast Guardsmen at Tarawa pause for a look at a Japanese field gun. The half denuded and broken trees and the torn up ground bear mute evidence of the fighting that raged here. The Coast Guardsmen served in the Navy task force.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen at Tarawa pause for a look at a Japanese field gun. The half denuded and broken trees and the torn up ground bear mute evidence of the fighting that raged here. The Coast Guardsmen served in the Navy task force.

National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland (26-G-3034)