With the Marines at Tarawa
With the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes.
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award | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) |
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director | Louis Hayward |
events | World War II |
musicBy | Howard Jackson William Lava |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) |
productionCompany | United States Marine Corps |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | documentary short war |