Sweet Tooth: United States Marine Corps, 1944

Title: Sweet Tooth Author: United States Marine Corps Date/Location: 1944 Condition: See description Inches: 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 Centimeters:  24.13 x 19.68 Product ID: 308362 When the Sword Is Drawn, A Marine Is Ruthless; When It Is Sheathed, He Is Merciful Original Marine Corps photo, with following caption on verso:  Tinian | Sweet Tooth…. A bearded Marine pauses beside the barbed wire of an internment camp on Tinian to give a native child some candy.  | Hdqrs. No. 90,935 OFFICIAL U.S.MARINE CORPS PHOTO. With Marine Corps eagle, anchor and globe logo in negative lower right.  Staff Sergeant Federico Claveria shown in a poignant moment of compassion in the aftermath of the battle on Tinian.  The Battle of Tinian was a pivotal amphibious assault during World War II, fought between the United States and Japan on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands from July 24 to August 1, 1944, as part of the broader campaign to secure the Marianas and establish bases within bombing