| Description: | Tarawa. These Marines examine bottles of native Japanese wine and beer they found when they landed on Tarawa island. The Marine on the left is wearing a laborer's coat and hat and holding a bottle of Saki (native rice wine). The Marine in the center holds a bottle of Kirin (beer) and is wearing the cap of an Imperial Japanese Marine while the Marine on the right holds a bottle of Asahi (also beer). Nov 20,23 1943. (USMC 63507) |
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