Men of the 2nd Battalion, 2d Marines debark from the USS Zeilin (APA-3) into medium landing craft on D-day at Tarawa. The original painting was done by Richard M. Gibney. From the art collection of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
Categories: U.S. Marine Corps Vintage Photographs | Ships and Submarines
 
 
Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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