Marines move quickly against the airport.One carries an entrenching tool in his left hand,ready to scoop a shallow life saving hole,Tarawa.

Marines move quickly

Marine Generals Thomas Bourke,Merritt Edson and Julian Smith confer after the battle.Artilleryman Bourke and Chief of Staff Edson of Guadalcanal fame were General Smithclose associates.(rudeerude)

Marine Generals

A Marine with his pack discarded, gains temporary respite in a shallow depression in the sand.His carbine carefully placed on his message case is shielded from the sand.His rubber life preserver still  around his waist indicates he has just come ashore.