Summary

During World War II, US Marines being relieved from combat with Japanese troops on Tarawa Atoll in Gilbert Islands (now part of Kiribati)

Source Sherman Grinberg
Newsreel Pathe
Negative # 19893
Clip SR004633_01_04mov
Date 11/01/1943
Title During World War II, US Marines being relieved from combat with Japanese troops on Tarawa Atoll in Gilbert Islands (now part of Kiribati)
Description Marines walking past camera / three shots of Marines walking past their commanding officer / Marines walking past camera / Marine takes off his helmet and looks at bullet hole in it / Marine reaching out his hand towards small cat running towards him, cat runs away / Marine feeding cat next to wrecked tank / Note: exact day not known
Country Kiribati

Keywords

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World War II
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Gilbert Islands
Tarawa Atoll
United States Marine Corps
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United States military
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helmets
bullet holes
cats
tanks
feeding
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