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Marines Ready to Go Topside to Join the Makin Island Raid

2015-48
Accession Number
2015-48
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350898554
Related Collection
Parks, Lewis S. Papers
Keywords
Marines
Submarines (Ships)
World War, 1939-1945
Rights

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Credit:
U.S. Navy

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Two unidentified United States Marines, part of the U.S. Marine Raiders taking part in the August 17-18, 1942 raid on Makin Island, prepare to go topside and join the others. The photograph is included in Lewis Parks's photo album entitled "Submarine Pictures W. War II."
Date(s)
August 17, 1942