The Snapshots in Time Collection
American Troops on Beachhead During Pacific Amphibious Operations, Likely Kwajalein Atoll, WWII
American soldiers take up positions on a coral beachhead in this WWII photograph from the Kwajalein military album. Scenes like this capture the tense, exposed moments of the Marshall Islands campaign, as U.S. forces fought to secure Pacific atolls from Japanese defenders in early 1944. Project: 218539