File:KwajaleinMarineExecution.jpg
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| Description | Sketch drawn by Japanese Vice Admiral Koso Abe's staff officer, Koichi Hiyashi, of the execution site on southwest Kwajalein for the nine U.S. Marines captured after the Makin Raid in August 1942. The Marines were executed on Abe's orders on 16 October, 1942. |
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| Source | Scanned from: *Wiles, W. Emerson "Tripp" (2007) Forgotten Raiders of '42: The Fate of the Marines Left Behind on Makin, Potomac Books ISBN 978-1-59797-055-6 |
| Author | Koichi Hiyashi |
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identified as from the U.S. National Archives and the photo official US Navy image. |
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| current | 21:31, 23 May 2007 | | 1,367 × 1,288 (419 KB) | Cla68 (talk | contribs) | Sketch drawn by Japanese Vice Admiral Koso Abe's staff officer, Koichi Hiyashi, of the execution site on southwest Kwajalein for the nine U.S. Marines captured after the Makin Raid in August, 1942. The Marines were executed on Abe's orders on October 16, |
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