Raid on Makin Island - Wikipedia
The raid on Makin Island was an attack by Marine Raiders of the United States Marine Corps on the Japanese-controlled Makin Island from August 17–18, 1942.
Makin (atoll) - Wikipedia
Makin is an atoll, chain of islands, located in the Pacific Ocean island nation of Kiribati. Makin is the northernmost of the Gilbert Islands, with a population (in 2015) of 1,990. [1]
Battle of Makin - Wikipedia
Makin Island – M3 Stuart light tank, bogged down in a shell crater, holds up the advance on the narrow causeway north of Jill lake. As the landing craft approached Yellow Beach from the lagoon, they began to receive small-arms and machine-gun fire from the island's defenders.
The Makin Island Raid: What Really Happened to the Marines?
In August 1942, the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion conducted the Makin Island raid in the Central Pacific. The purpose of the raid was to destroy Japanese installations on the island, gather intelligence, and to test the raiding tactics of the U.S. Marines.
Battle of Makin: Amphibious Assault on the Gilbert Islands
Makin’s invasion was in danger of stalling on the beach. Amid this chaos, soldiers began hearing the deep bark of tank cannons. American armored vehicles had finally made it ashore and were joining the fight.
The Makin Raid of 1942 and the Recovery of the Marines Lost ...
2014年2月21日 · In August 1942 the 2nd Marine “Raider” Battalion raided what was then called Makin Island in the Gilbert Archipelago of the South Pacific. The present name of the island is Butaritari in the island nation of Kiribati.
The Makin Island Raid | Proceedings - October 1946 Vol. 72/10/524
This naval task force of submarines, Argonaut and Nautilus, was to carry out a daring raid on Makin Island, strategic atoll in the Marshalls. The purpose was manifold: to divert the enemy’s preoccupation with the Solomon’s invasion, to destroy installations and the Japanese garrison, and to secure, if possible, intelligence from prisoners ...