The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, and was part of Operation...

atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II. Tarawa is an old Gilbertese form for Te Rawa, meaning "The Passage" (of the Lagoon), named...

Tarawa Atoll On 10 November 1943, men of the United States Marine Corps invaded the island of Betio, located at the southwest corner of Tarawa Atoll in...

2009. She was the second ship to be named for the Battle of Tarawa, fought during World War II. Tarawa was decommissioned on 31 March 2009, at San Diego...

Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa. Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945, too late to serve in World War...

South Tarawa (Gilbertese: Tarawa Teinainano) is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to more than half of Kiribati's population. The...

the hard-learned lessons of the Battle of Tarawa, the United States launched a successful twin assault on the main islands of Kwajalein in the south and...

up Tarawa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tarawa is an atoll in the Republic of Kiribati. Tarawa may also refer to: In military: Battle of Tarawa, fought...

Kiribati) that included the seizures of Tarawa and Makin, during the Battle of Tarawa on 20–23 November 1943 and the Battle of Makin on 20–24 November 1943....

commencing shore bombardments in the Battle of Tarawa and later in the Battle of Kwajalein. During the Battle of Saipan she took torpedo damage to her...

campaign followed from November 1943 to February 1944, including the Battles of Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Eniwetok. In March, she raided Kavieng to distract...

at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the...

Operation Galvanic, World War II attack which included the Battle of Tarawa List of forms of electricity named after scientists This disambiguation page...

in the Pacific including Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, Tinian and Okinawa. During the Cold War, it was part of Operation Blue Bat in Lebanon in 1958,...

first day of the Battle of Tarawa. He was posthumously promoted to vice-admiral. Shibazaki was born in Kasai, Hyogo prefecture. He was a graduate of the 43rd...

During the Battle of Tarawa, he was killed in action while he led the assault on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines. For his acts of gallantry, he...

force. She shelled Japanese positions during the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943 and the Battle of Kwajalein in February 1944. During the latter operation...

campaign, November 1943 – February 1944 Battle of Tarawa, November 1943 Battle of Kwajalein, February 1944 Battle of Eniwetok, February 1944 Mariana and Palau...

1942 to 8 February 1943. The Battle of Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands campaign – 20 November to 4 December 1943. The Battle of Saipan, in the Mariana Islands...

in World War II: The Battle of Tarawa". Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008. "The Battle of Tarawa, November 20–24, 1943"...

command of the 2nd Marines, and led the initial invasion of Tarawa, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor and the British Distinguished Service Order....

the Battle of Tarawa and the Battle of Makin that commenced on 20 November 1943, which was the implementation of Operation Galvanic. The battle was the...

Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census, with more than half living on Tarawa atoll. The state comprises 32 atolls and one remote...

II's Battle of Tarawa (Distinguished Service Medal). Smith was born in Elkton, Maryland, on 11 September 1885, and graduated from the University of Delaware...

of occupation, from March to the end of battle of Tarawa and battle of Makin on 23 November 1943. On the day of their attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese...

Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Attu, the Battle of Tarawa, the Battle of Guam, the Battle of Peleliu, the Battle of the Philippines, the Battle...

2nd Marine Division participated in the seizure and occupation of Tarawa Atoll, the site of a strategically important airfield. Prior to D-Day on November...

lost an arm fighting the Japanese at the Battle of Tarawa while watching his friends die. Torn by a sense of hatred for the Japanese, Chambers struggles...

participated in the Battle of Guadalcanal, Battle of Tarawa, Battle of Saipan, Battle of Tinian and the Battle of Okinawa. Following the surrender of Japan, the...

coastal defense of the region. In November 1943 the 2d Defense Battalion was assigned to the V Amphibious Corps for the Battle of Tarawa. They came ashore...