M3 Lee Medium Tank, with a 75mm gun in the sponson and a 37mm gun in the turret, on Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943. A medical crew waits beside their jeep for tanks to pass.

Caption     M3 Lee Medium Tank, with a 75mm gun in the sponson and a 37mm gun in the turret, on Butaritari Island, Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Nov 1943. A medical crew waits beside their jeep for tanks to pass. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army via Olive Drab
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Photo Size 1,203 x 653 pixels
Photos at Same Place Makin, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Added By David Stubblebine
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