World War II Photograph

United States World War II photograph

Its bayonet and muzzle driven into the sand, a rifle marks the spot where a marine lies dead on the beach of Parry Island, Eniwetok Atoll, awaiting litter barriers. In background is a coast Guard-manned landing barge, one of the swarm that landed Marines on Eniwetok’s beaches.

National Archives and Records Administration (26-G-3372)