Tarawa

The Incredible Story of One of World War II's Bloodiest Battles

Robert Sherrod

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9781620871010
• eBook ISBN: 9781626361836
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Historia del siglo XX

In the summer of 1943, at the height of World War II, battles were exploding all throughout the Pacific theater. In mid-November of that year, the United States waged a bloody campaign on Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll, the most heavily fortified Japanese territory in the entire Pacific. They were fighting to wrest control of the island to stage the next big push toward Japan—and one journalist was there to chronicle the horror. Dive into war correspondent Robert Sherrod's battlefield account as he goes ashore with the assault troops of the U.S. Marines 2nd Marine Division in Tarawa. Follow the story of the U.S. Army 27th Infantry Division as nearly 35, 000 troops take on less than 5, 000 Japanese defenders in one of the most savage engagements of the war. By the end of the battle, only seventeen Japanese soldiers were still alive.This story, a must for any history buff, tells the ins and outs of life alongside the U.S. Marines in this lesser-known battle of World War II. The battle itself carried on for three days, but Sherrod, a dedicated journalist, remained in Tarawa until the very end, and through his writing, shares every detail.

TARAWA’S CASUALTIES

Reported through January 26, 1944

U. S. MARINE CORPS

KILLED IN ACTION

Lieutenant Colonel

Amey, Herbert R., Jr.

Claude. David X.

Major

Drewes, Henry C.

Captain

Fox, James O.

Litile, Bonnie A.

Rose, Robert W.

Royster, Thomas B.

Tatom, William E.

Walker, Edward G., Jr.

Wentzel, George R.

First Lieutenant

Bonnyman, Alexander, Jr.

Carlton, David A.

Dunahoe, Clinton N.

Fricks, Hugh D.

Gaston, Glenn M.

Harvey, Robert J.

Hennessey, Edward C.

Hofmann. Wilbur E.

Maurer, Walter L.

Mills, Justin G.

Phillips, John B.

Reichel, Maurice F.

Rixstine, Herman K.

Ross, Armatcad E.

Ruud, Reuben P.

Shceedy, William I.

Vincent, Richard W.

Second Lieutenant

Anderson, John E.

Beck, Louis B.

Becker, Thomas D.

Blakeslee, Leslie C.

Bussa, George S.

Carpenter, Willis A.

Christenson, Marius W.

Culp, William C.

Curry, Louis E.

Dahlgren, Donald R.

Jauregui, Augustine V.

Martin, Fred J.

Matthews, Ernest A.

Moore, Harvel L.

Powell, Buell Frederick

Rozanski, Edward E.

Sexton, Joseph J.

Terrell, John N.

Tomlinson, Mark

Warrant Officer—MG

Booker, Leonard A.

Shealy, Bernard E.

First Sergeant

Harris, George W., Jr.

Konz, Michael P.

Slaughter, Orvan S.

Vanditti, Dominick

Gunnery Sergeant

Amadio, Domenick D.

Cook, Sidney A.

Fleming, Robert L.

Gregerson, Henry R.

Jay, William R.

Perkins, Faul

Stroud, Herbert

Summers, Arthur B.

Swanson, Harold

Wharton, Robert H.

Technical Sergeant

Carlsen, Harry A.

Supply Sergeant

Warren, Page

Platoon Sergeant

Barker, Elmer C.

Dickens, Rowe W.

Gurley, Joe

Haktead, Murat

Nedbalec, Jerry

Norman, Basil, Jr.

Pate, Charles S.

Trotter, George E.

Wheeler, Leslie J.

Williams, Leonard E.

Staff Sergeant

Bayless, Joseph W.

Bordelon, William J.

Kroenung, Wesley L. Jr.

Snyder, John

Sergeant

Abbott, Myron I.

Atkins, James R.

Audette, Osea A.

Bowden, George W.

Bozarth, David B., Jr.

Brackeen, J. T.

Cole, Duane O.

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Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Prelude to Battle
• The Marines
• The First Day
• The Second Day
• The Third Day
• View of the Carnage
• Afterthoughts
• Tarawa’s Casualties