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Title: Remains of US Marines found at Tarawa
Post by: Muzzy on July 08, 2015, 04:22:22 PM

An unmarked grave was recently found on Betio that contained the bodies of US Marines killed during the assault on the island. This was one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific and it is heartening to see that the work of recovery is still ongoing.

http://news.yahoo.com/bodies-wwii-us-marines-recovered-pacific-075205962.html (http://news.yahoo.com/bodies-wwii-us-marines-recovered-pacific-075205962.html)

Title: Re: Remains of US Marines found at Tarawa
Post by: Ripsnort on July 08, 2015, 09:46:30 PM

"One of the bloodiest"....

Yeah, Borneo made Tarawa seem like a cake walk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo_campaign_(1945)

I just finished Operation Borneo book, 1945. Damn that was a bloody bath.


Glad they brought them home.  {S}

Title: Re: Remains of US Marines found at Tarawa
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 09, 2015, 01:27:50 PM

I don't think there was a battle against the Japanese that couldn't be described as "one of the bloodiest".

Title: Re: Remains of US Marines found at Tarawa
Post by: SlipKnt on July 10, 2015, 12:54:57 PM

This Battle is known to Marines as, "Bloody Tarawa".  A lot of SOP was developed from this battle that carried them through the Pacific the rest of the war.

Title: Re: Remains of US Marines found at Tarawa
Post by: Ack-Ack on July 10, 2015, 04:55:23 PM

Quote from: SlipKnt on July 10, 2015, 12:54:57 PM

This Battle is known to Marines as, "Bloody Tarawa".  A lot of SOP was developed from this battle that carried them through the Pacific the rest of the war.

Same with the Japanese, Tarawa forced them to change their invasion defense tactics.  After Tarawa, the Japanese started to use a defense in-depth strategy instead of a more active defense strategy that they had used in the past.