TARAWA
LARRY VISITED TARAWA IN AUGUST 2007
Declaration by Japanese shown me by local nun
Bronze Plaque
Map of Tarawa showing Betio, where battle was
Japanese bones
Unexploded American naval shell
Larry wading the lagoon with native guide
Remains of Japanese Zero fighter plane in lagoon
Remains of Japanese aircraft engine
Japanese Munitions Bunker
Japanese troop bunker
Remains of American landing craft
American landing craft
Japanese beach remnant
Japanese beach bunker
Japanese admiral's bunker
Japanese antiaircraft gun
Japanese aircraft remains
Japanese aircraft engines
Remains of Japanese runway roller
Japanese aircraft propeller
Unexploded American 500 pound bomb
American helmet
Rusty Japanese Nambu pistol
Assorted Japanese shell casings
US Navy bronze plaque
Tarawa plaque (Tarawa now called Kiribati)
Remains of American Sherman tank
Remembrance plaque
Betio police station sign