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74 years ago, US Marines waded into 'the toughest battle in Marine Corps history' - here are 25 photos of the brutal fight for Tarawa
Some companies sustained 70% casualties while approaching the beach. "Those who were not ... the landing of the assault waves at Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll brought forth the most comprehensive ...
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USS Tarawa sent to ocean floor in Rim of the Pacific exercise
a Hawaiian island, during live-fire sinking exercises, according to a U.S. 3rd Fleet release. The former amphibious transport ...
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Rising Seas Threaten These Pacific Islands but Not Their Culture
It was the time called itingaaro, the dawn twilight, when the island ... on Red Beach, where a lower-than-expected tide stranded American landing craft during the Battle of Tarawa in 1943, leading ...