Invasion of Tarawa and Alexander Bonnyman Medal of Honor Footage - Episode 528

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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This week Seth Paridon and Jon Parshall dig into the archival footage shot by Norm Hatch and his crew for the invasion of Tarawa in November 1943. Thge guys dig into some of the personalities seen on screen like Herb Amey, Jim Crowe, Norm Hatch and Alexander Bonnyman. Towards the end of the episode Seth and Jon go through Alexander Bonnyman's Medal of Honor action as filmed by Norm Hatch on Day Three at Tarawa. Incredible footage, and incredible courage on screen. Check it out. #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid #pearlharborattack #salvaged #medalofhonor #tarawa

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The The
0:23.6	The Hello and welcome to episode 528 of the Unauthorized History of Pacific War podcast.
0:47.2	My name is Seth Perid and historian and deputy director of the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.
0:50.6	And with me as always is my jet-legged co-host John Partial. How are you this fine
0:56.7	October Day, John? Getting better. Just landed back from Japan. I was leading a tour down there
1:06.1	with the World War II Museum. Was there with my fabulous co-historian James Fenelon, great guy,
1:14.7	and traveling with my travel history buddies, Sarah and Ellie.
1:21.2	And I did want to give a shout out.
1:22.8	There were a number of guests on this tour that are frequent listeners to the podcast. And so, you know,
1:30.4	thank you to Stephen, who's now been with me on two trips. What a glutton for punishment.
1:35.1	And he's coming back to him. He's doing Pellaloo with me as well in March. So that says something
1:41.0	about you, Madud. Thank you to David and Greg for your gifts.
1:48.0	Thank you for Tyler, who actually lugged his copy of Shattered Sword all the way over to Okinawa to have me sign it.
1:55.4	Like way to blow out your luggage limit, Madud.
2:00.0	Andy, who had numerous Hawaiian shirts of his own, including several that were identical.
2:07.8	We, you know, on a couple of occasions where I, that was just crazy too.
2:12.7	Nancy, Charles, Hal, Tom, and others who I'm, I'm sure I've forgotten here. It was lovely traveling with you and we'll hope to see you again sometime.
2:22.4	Outstanding. That's not. Yeah. Look like and sounding like it was a good deal all the way. Yeah.
2:28.2	So as, as you can probably tell about the layout today, we're going to do another archival footage episode. This one's going to be a little bit shorter, I think, than most because of there's not a whole ton of footage. You think
2:39.4	there is, but there really isn't. We are talking about the battle for Terrawa Operation Galvanic,
2:45.5	and there are some really, really famous footage in here that we want to go through and talk about
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