Title

US Marines fighting on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, World War II, November 1943. Artist: Unknown

Caption

US Marines fighting on Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, World War II, November 1943. Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman (4th from right) and his assault party storming a Japanese stronghold. Bonnyman received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions. The Americans landed on Tarawa on 20 November 1943. They suffered around 6000 casualties over the three days it took to capture the small island from the Japanese, who fought almost to the last man. Only 17 of the 2619 Japanese soldiers defending the island were taken prisoner.

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Keystone Archives

Reference

HRM19D84_396

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,9Mb (1,1Mb) / 14,1in x 10,1in / 4240 x 3040 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men country guy attacking courage fighting Pacific Ocean war location century bravery Pacific Islands soldiers soldier concept Kiribati hero B&W 1940s courageous MONOCHROME Army heroic warfare Forties United States of America United States heroism World War II World War two WWII infantry battlefield black & white black and white B W world war 2 20th century Gilbert Islands Tarawa US Marines American America USA decade Second World War TGN war hero WW2 Alexander photograph Keystone Archives 2nd World War Gilbert Group Unknown Alexander Bonnyman Bonnyman photograph