Marines With Pacific Battle Trophies After having cleared Tarawa of the enemy, these Marines wear and display some of the Japanese trophies they picked up in battle. This group went to Apamama after Tarawa, left to right (standing): PFC Robert M. Phillips, Milwaukee, Wis.; Cpl. Raymond W. Boese, Bloomer, Wis.; PFC Herman Kaufman, Chicago, Ill.; Lieut. J. B. McPeters, Killen, Ala.; Sgt. Stanley V. Grooms, Everett, Mass.; PFC Peter A. Olson, Berkeley, Calif.; Pvt. Alvin G. Shulz, Lake Mills, Wis.; and Cpl. Charles F. Wolfe, Ada, Ohio. Seated: PFC Donald R. Nielson, Neenah, Wis.; Pvt. Oscar J. Strom, Menominee, Mich.; PhM2c Robert J. Dings, Pittsburg, Calif.; PFC Louis J. Siska, Gardena, Calif.; and PFC Harley M. Markley, Anaheim, Calif. January 24, 1944. (Photo by Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph).