US Base tents Betio Tarawa
1943 Betio, Kiribati
Rows of tents mark a US military encampment on Betio, part of Tarawa Atoll, photographed in 1943. The islet had just been the site of one of the costliest amphibious battles of the Pacific War, after which American forces established a base there.
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Tarawa aerial view through time — all 5 photos taken here (1943–2005) →
