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"Three dead Americans on the beach at Buna." history

The Photo That Won World War II: ‘Dead Americans at Buna Beach,’ 1943

On the coral beach of Eniwetok's Engebi Island, a Marine drags a dead comrade out of the surf. history

Battle of Eniwetok: Rare and Classic Photos From the Pacific in WWII

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