Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes.
Title
Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes.
Creator
Ray Platnick
Subject
Eniwetok Atoll, WW2
Description
Pvt Theodore James Miller (12 February 1925 – 24 March 1944) from Minnesota returns to attack transport USS Arthur Middleton (APA-25) at 14:00 after two days of combat on Engebi, the first of the Eniwetok Atoll to be invaded by American forces. Most defenders were killed. Miller died in a fire-fight at Ebon Atoll a month later.
Date
February 1944
Type
Image
Source
This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 513202
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Ray Platnick, “Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimey with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes.,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed October 7, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/3852.
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