Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On November 22, 1943, during the fierce battle for Tarawa, U.S. Marines launched an assault on a heavily fortified, sand-covered Japanese bunker — now famously known as Bonnyman’s Bunker.
Here you can see the bunker as it appeared on that fateful day in 1943… and how it looks today, a lasting reminder of the intense fighting that took place on this small Pacific island.
On November 22, 1943, during the fierce battle for Tarawa, U.S. Marines launched an assault on a heavily fortified, sand-covered Japanese bunker — now famously known as Bonnyman’s Bunker.
Here you can see the bunker as it appeared on that fateful day in 1943… and how it looks today, a lasting reminder of the intense fighting that took place on this small Pacific island.
