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title: US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943
author: USMC Archives
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22042/us-marines-attack-tarawa-1943/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2026-08-18
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# US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943
_Authored by USMC Archives_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22042.jpg)
## Image Caption
A November 1943 photograph showing US Marines attacking the beach and Japanese defences at Tarawa Atoll during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 - February 1944) in the Pacific [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of WWII (1939-45).
USMC Archives
## Cite This Work
### APA
Archives, U. (2026, August 18). US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Archives, USMC. "US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2026. .
### MLA
Archives, USMC. "US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://flickr.com/photos/60868061@N04/10962107133)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://flickr.com/photos/60868061@N04/10962107133) by [**USMC Archives**](https://flickr.com/photos/60868061@N04/10962107133). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 August 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.