Caterpillar D8 diesel tractor with LeTourneau bulldozer filling in Japanese tank trap, Tarawa Atoll
Description:
View of workers with Caterpillar D8 diesel tractor with LeTourneau bulldozer filling in a Japanese tank trap at Tarawa Atoll during World War II. Label on back: "Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Il. Rec'd from Washington, D.C. Office. W.B.T.'s) Their letter, 5-5-44. Model, D8. Description of work, Tarawa. 'Caterpillar' diesel tractor with LeTourneau bulldozer operated by Seabees fills in Jap tank trap and covers barbed wire entanglements. Credit: Official U.S. Marine Corps photo." Handwritten on back: "Bulldozers."
