The Snapshots in Time Collection

American Troops and Bulldozer on Devastated Kwajalein Beachhead, WWII

American Troops and Bulldozer on Devastated Kwajalein Beachhead, WWII

American troops rest and work amid the wreckage of a heavily bombarded beachhead during the Battle of Kwajalein, part of the U.S. campaign to seize the Marshall Islands in early 1944. A military bulldozer clears debris while landing craft crowd the lagoon beyond, illustrating the scale of logistics required to support amphibious island assaults in the Pacific War. Project: 218539