    
Title: 106th Infantry Regiment Soldier, February, 1944 Description: A soldier of the 106th Infantry Regiment that invaded Eniwetok Island fires at Japanese hidden in an underground bunker; the fighting on the island was fierce, even though documents captured at Engebi the day earlier mislead U.S. commanders into believing that the Japanese defense of Eniwetok was weak, and so brought about only a light bombardment of the island; heavy automatic fire from dug-in Japanese defense positions, however, delayed the capture of the island until February 21, 1944, where more than 800 Japanese were killed, while only thirty-seven Americans died; Date: February 19, 1944 Category: World War II Keywords: Battle of Eniwetok, February 17, 1944-February 23, 1944, Caroline Islands, firing, Second World War, U.S. troops, tunnels, underground bunkers, World War II, WWII Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 1389 (1.67 MPixels) (1.16) Print Size: 10.2 x 11.8 cm; 4.0 x 4.6 inches File Size: 4.77 MB (5,006,186 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010289 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
