Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps
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#OTD in 1943, #Marines with 2d Marine Division landed on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, in the Gilbert Islands. For the next 76 hours, Marines battled against intense Japanese resistance to secure the island and gain control of the critical airfield. The initial landings were especially challenging, as low tides beached many landing craft on an offshore reef, forcing Marines to wade hundreds of yards in the open water under intense enemy fire. Despite fierce resistance and heavy casualties, by the
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In November, 1943, the USS Enterprise supports a two pronged attack in the Pacific at the WW2 Battle of Tarawa. | HISTORY
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#OTD in 1943, the Battle of Tarawa began. This scene from the Academy Award winning documentary "With the Marines at Tarawa" of @Marines firing on Japanese soldiers in the open is believed to be the only combat footage that captures American and Japanese individuals in the same frame | U.S. Naval Institute
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November 20, 1943 — Marines stormed the beaches of Tarawa. 🌊⚔️ On October 4, experience the battle of Tarawa through live firepower, vehicles, and history brought to life here at the National Museum of the Pacific War! 💥 Get your tickets today! 🔗https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/event/road-to-victory-tarawa #Tarawa1943 #PacificWar #MarineHistory #MilitaryMuseum #HistoryInAction #LiveHistory #WarMemorial #VeteransDay #MilitaryHistory #MuseumEvent | National Museum of the Pacific War
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