Landing scene at Tarawa, 1943

Original unsigned ink and pencil drawing by McDermott; American infantrymen advancing toward left across beach, under fire. Original unsigned ink and pencil drawing by McDermott; American infantrymen advancing toward left across beach, under fire. McDermott enlisted in the US Marine Corps in September 1942. He served as an combat artist with a map-making section and covered the campaigns on Guadalcanal, Guam and Okinawa. title provided by cataloger

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Original record: Landing scene at Tarawa, 1943
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1943
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): McDermott, John, 1919-1977 (artist)
Subject(s): Army
Drawings (Visual Works)
Infantry
Marine Corps
Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943
United States
Type: still image

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