National World War II Museum Tarawa Island Hopping Diorama New Orleans United States // NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — Immersive exhibits at the National WWII Museum detail the Pacific War's "Island Hopping" campaign and the China-Burma-India theater, featuring a recreated Tarawa beach diorama and a suspended P-40 Warhawk fighter plane. The ground-level display illustrates the November 20, 1943, invasion of Betio Island, where the 2nd Marine Division assaulted heavily fortified Japanese palm log barricades and over 500 bunkers. Above, the aircraft and animated topographical screens highlight the log

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