Category: Battle of Tarawa
Categories: Gilbert Islands Campaign
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The Battle of Tarawa was part of the Gilbert Islands Campaign, code named Operation Galvanic by the United States.
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- Date(s): November 20 – 23, 1943
- Location: Betio, Tarawa Atoll
- Result: United States victory
- 17 aircraft carriers (6 CVs, 5 CVLs, and 6 CVEs), 12 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers, 4 light cruisers, 66 destroyers, and 36 transport ships
- Units:
- V Amphibious Corps - (3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions attached to/under United States Fifth Fleet)
- 2nd Marine Division -
- 27th Infantry Division (part) -
- US Pacific Fleet
| Branch | Strength | Kills | Wounded | Equipment losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Marine Corps: | 18,000 | 1,009 | 2,101 | |
| U.S. Navy: | 687 | USS Liscome Bay, sunk 23 November 1943 | ||
| 35,000 | 1,696 | 2,101 |
Marine Casualties (Supplied by Casualty Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 5 Mar. 1947)
| Casualty Type | Officers | Enlisted | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed in action | 47 | 790 | 837 |
| Wounded--killed | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| Died of wounds | 8 | 82 | 90 |
| Missing, presumed dead | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Wounded, missing dead | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wounded in action | 110 | 2,186 | 2,296 |
| Combat fatigue | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Subtotal | 168 | 3,133 | |
| Grand total | 3,301 |
Subcategories (3)
Person Profiles (16)
B
Fleming Begaye
26 Aug 1921 Red Rock, Apache, Arizona, United States - 10 May 2019
Alexander Bonnyman
02 May 1910 Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 22 Nov 1943
William Bordelon
25 Dec 1920 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA - 20 Nov 1943
Kenneth Brown
17 Jun 1918 Bradford, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 23 Nov 1943
C
Evans Carlson
26 Feb 1896 Sidney, New York - 27 May 1947
H
Elmer Hall
20 Apr 1890 Rocky Bar, Idaho - 22 Sep 1958
H cont.
William Hawkins
18 Apr 1914 Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States - 21 Nov 1943
M
Lewie Merritt
26 Jun 1897 Ridge Spring, South Carolina - 24 Mar 1974
Doris Miller
12 Oct 1919 Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States - 24 Nov 1943
N
Jesse Nail
1923 Colorado, USA - 24 Nov 1943
R
Dwight Randall
20 Jan 1921 Fresno, Fresno, California, United States - 20 Nov 1943
R cont.
Ray Anthony Rivet
13 Jun 1924 Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, United States - 20 Nov 1943
S
Julian Smith
11 Sep 1885 Elkton, Maryland - 05 Nov 1975
T
Willard Terwilliger
27 Jun 1925 Clare, Clare, Michigan, United States - 03 Feb 2021
Donald Twedell
15 Mar 1915 Bethany, Missouri, United States - 23 Nov 1943
W
Howard Wilson
26 Mar 1920 Winfield, Kansas, United States - 25 Nov 1943
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