A playful American Marines road sign

 

A playful road sign for the American Marines in the Battle of Tarawa Atoll.
Signs on the road sign (from top to bottom): “To the beach”; “To Tokio 3130 mi”; “To Frisco – what the hell do you care? Your not going there”.



A playful road sign photo source: www.defenseimagery.mil.




Location: Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands
Photo time: June 1944
Photo: Charles Jacobs

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