Operation Galvanic: The Gilbert Islands
Just 20 days after the landing on Bougainville, the U.S. Fifth Fleet under Admiral Raymond Spruance assaulted Tarawa and Makin Atolls in the Gilbert Islands to kick off the Central Pacific campaign.
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Far out in the Pacific the USS Sculpin spotted a Japanese convoy and prepared to attack. Unfortunately she was spotted during her approach and forced to dive. When she surfaced to try again, she came...
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The U.S. Fifth Fleet kicked off the Central Pacfific campaign by landing troops at Makin and Tarawa atolls in the Gilbert Islands on November 20, 1943. Tarawa's Betio Islet would see one of the...
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The second day on Betio started no better than the first, the Japanese were still firing on men trying to come ashore. War correspondent Robert Sherrod was to witness to the incredible fight that just...
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The third day on Betio saw the breakthrough the Americans wanted. The Marines were able to bring in reserves and more heavy weapons arrived.See more at:...
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"This was not only worse than Guadalcanal," admitted Lieutenant Colonel Carlson, "It was the damnedest fight I've seen in 30 years of this business." The costly counterattacks during the night of...
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While the Marines were battling to take Tarawa, soldiers of the 27th Infantry Division were fighting for Makin Atoll. The complete occupation of Makin took four days and cost considerably more in...
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On 23 November, the Japanese submarine I-175 arrived off Makin. At 04:30 on 24 November, reveille was sounded in Liscome Bay. At about 05:10, a lookout shouted, "Here comes a...
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