Tarawa Talk

Interesting about the trees' foot/handholds, Gunny. Went back and looked and you are right. Cut very symmetrically along the trunk.

Just flipping the pic for viewing on phone in landscape. I'm 100 in the Pendleton camp. Looks like here. Pendleton just up the road 75 miles. Looks like that area. My guess.

Ive got same problem, photos everywhere, did try putting them in folders, ie Beaches, Prebattle, post battle, Tanks, New Zealand, just got to much lol, gave up that idea lol.
Re: your 2nd pic, my instant thought, was ontop of the command bunker, looking towards west, with the eastern side Bonnyman's bunker in shot, with beach and pier in frame. So i looked at all command bunker pics i have and dosn't seem to be anything around it as high to get that shot. Im triple checking. We have all seen many photos of command bunker looking at its southern side, with knocked out Jap tank ( Norman Hatchs kitten hideout lol ) and steps leading to the top. Ive included a shot looking at the northern, and eastern side of Shibasaki's bunker. Again nothing around, to get the hight of you photo shot. Again just a guess.
Warmest Regards

Hi All
I have same pic somewhere in my collection, from memory its taken from top of eastern side of Bonnyman's bunker. With view of Command bunker in background. Just above the 3 men walking, to their right.

James W. Tobey 2nd Tank Battalion at Tarawa. Purple Heart on headstone but Tobey also received the Navy Cross. Felt only fitting to update info on Find A Grave. Picture of him on TOTW. Double checked. Definitely the right Tobey to me. Decorated by Nimitz at Camp Tarawa. Gravesite in Oklahoma.