48- 'HERE IS THE MAKIN ISLAND LANDING! Troops of the 165th infantry, New York's former fighting 69th of the 27th division, are advancing toward Japanese beach positions, which are blazing from direct hits from our warships. Tanks already are on the beach, cleaning out machine gun positions on Butaritari beach, Makin Island. - U.S. Army signal corps photo.' [men storm the beach of Makin Island.]