12 Nov 2022 Garand Picture of the Day - Tarawa

[Mark in Rochester]

Battle of Tarawa Casualties
American

U.S Marine Corps: 1,009 killed 2,101 wounded
U.S Navy USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), was sunk on 23 November 1943 687 were killed 272 survived

At 05:33, only 23 minutes after the explosion, Liscome Bay listed to starboard and sank; 53 officers and 591 enlisted men were killed, including Captain Irving Wiltsie, Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix, and Doris Miller. 12 Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers, 7 Grumman FM-1 Wildcat fighters, and 4 Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters went down with Liscome Bay



Japanese

4,690 killed
17 soldiers captured
129 laborers captured

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