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Tarawa
Tarawa , atoll (1990 pop. 28,802), capital of Kiribati , central Pacific, previously capital of the former British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. The administrative center of the atoll is Bairiki island. Betio island, the chief commercial center of country, is a port of entry through whi... Read more
Gilbert Islands
Gilbert Islands group of 16 islands, central Pacific, one of the island groups that form the Republic of Kiribati . The group includes Tarawa , Butaritari , Makin, Little Makin, Marakei, Abaiang, Maiana, Abemama, Kuria, and Aranuka in the north; Nonouti and Tabiteuea in the central region; and B... Read more
Kiribati
Kiribati , officially Republic of Kiribati (2005 est. pop. 103,000), 342 sq mi (886 sq km), consisting of 33 islands scattered across 2,400 mi (3,860 km) of the Pacific Ocean near the equator. It includes 8 of the 11 Line Islands , including Kiritimati (formerly Christmas Island), as well as the ... Read more
amphibious warfare
amphibious warfare , employment of a combination of land and sea forces to take or defend a military objective. The general strategy is very ancient and was extensively employed by the Greeks, e.g., in the Athenian attack on Sicily in 415 BC The term is, however, of modern coinage. It is sometimes a... Read more

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Tarawa, Battle of (1943)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History Tarawa, Battle of (1943). In June 1943, the...immediate objective of the Fifth Fleet would be Tarawa Atoll, with the target Betio Island. The...Medal of Honor, three posthumously. The Tarawa operation was the first assault in the Pacific...
Tarawa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Tarawa , atoll (1990 pop. 28,802), capital...through which copra and pearl shell exported. Tarawa is the site of a teacher's training college...from Banaba (formerly Ocean Island). Tarawa was occupied by the Japanese (1941-43...
Tarawa, capture of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Tarawa, capture of, one of the epic battles of the Pacific war , which opened the way to the Marshall Islands for US forces and started...
Kiribati
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World KIRIBATI Republic of Kiribati Major City: Tarawa Other Cities: Abemama, Butaritari INTRODUCTION The...became the independent Republic of Kiribati. MAJOR CITY Tarawa Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, is actually a small atoll...
Amphibious Ships and Landing Craft
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...x2010;ship, 39,300‐ton Tarawa class (LHA) in 1976; and—...medium helicopters in the Iwo Jima and Tarawa classes and thirty in the Wasp class...ninety‐one LCACs. Four of the Tarawa ‐ and all of the Wasp ‐...
Gilbert Islands
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...groups that form the Republic of Kiribati . The group includes Tarawa , Butaritari , Makin, Little Makin, Marakei, Abaiang, Maiana...the islands a protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915-16. Tarawa, Butaritari, Abaiang, Marakei, and Abemama were occupied...
Shoup, David
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...twice wounded in action and won the Congressional Medal of Honor for rallying his troops and leading a charge at Betio atoll, Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands in 1943. He was chief of staff of the 2nd Marine Division in the battles of Saipan and Tinian. After...
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...air threat to the US–Australia sea route. US Marines mounted the Makin Island raid in September 1942 and seized Tarawa the following November. The more southerly Ellice Islands were never occupied by the Japanese but US forces were based there...
Marshall Islands campaign
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...occupied, US forces completely controlled the area. Despite confusion during some of the landings, the lessons learned at Tarawa the previous November resulted in a brilliantly executed campaign which proved of immense strategic value. It forced the Japanese...
Betio
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II Betio, see Tarawa .

Dictionary entries related to "Tarawa"

Tarawa
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History TARAWA TARAWA (20 – 24 November 1943). As the opening blow in the American...Pacific, the Second Marine Division began landing on Betio, an islet in the Tarawa atoll, part of the Gilbert Islands, on the morning of 20 November 1943...
Tarawa, Battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Tarawa, Battle of an intense battle on the heavily fortified island of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November, 1943. Marines...battle that only covered an area of only 300 acres. Tarawa is today the independent nation of Kiribati.
Gilbert Islands
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...on the heavily defended Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll, however, cost 3,300 casualties, making Tarawa one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific...Military History, 1955. Gregg, Charles T. Tarawa. New York: Stein and Day, 1984. Isely...
Lexington, USS
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...Lexington in 1942, the Lexington participated in numerous actions in the Pacific Theater of World War II , including raids on Tarawa (September 1943) and Wake Island (October 1943), and provided air cover for the landings in the Gilbert Islands that November...
Trust Territory of the Pacific
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Japanese colonies. The region was the site of several major land and sea battles during the latter conflict, including those of Tarawa, Saipan, Peleliu, and the Philippine Sea. After Japan's surrender, the islands were placed under the administration of...
Underwater Demolition Teams
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...and Japan devised extensive underwater defenses in anticipation of Allied amphibious landings. The U.S. Marines assault at Tarawa Island in the western Pacific in November 1943 demonstrated the need to detect and destroy underwater obstructions and mines...
Kiribati
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...rise, which is an expected result of global warming. In 1999 the country suffered a severe drought. Capital: Bairiki (on Tarawa Atoll) Area: 811 sq km (313 sq miles) Population: 84,000 (1998 est) Currency: 1 Australian dollar = 100 cents Religions...
Shoup, David Monroe
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...During World War II , he fought at Guadalcanal and in the Solomon Islands (both 1942). In 1943 he led the marine assault at Tarawa , the first step in the navy's plan to island-hop across the Pacific to Japan. The invasion was the first to be supported...
Smith, Holland McTyeire
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...In 1943 Smith took charge of the V Amphibious Corps, which he led in a series of engagements across the Pacific, taking Tarawa atoll, Eniwetok , Guam , and other strategic locations. As lieutenant general and commander of the newly created Fleet Marine...

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TARAWA STANDS OUT FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION EFFICIENCY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/8/2008; 700+ words ; ...Communication Specialist Seaman Jon HusmanUSS Tarawa Public Affairs The amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) earned the SECNAV 2007 Gold Award...during the 2007 fiscal year on April 24. Tarawa's intensive energy conservation methods...
TARAWA RETURNING AFTER SUCCESSFUL 13TH WESTERN PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/15/2006; 700+ words ; ...release: By 3rd Class Tony Spiker USS Tarawa Public Affairs Expeditionary Strike Group...and Persian Gulf. The three-ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) strike group deployed to the...the young Sailors and Marines on board Tarawa," said Capt. Peter Murphy, Tarawa...
Fight for Tarawa testifies to Marines' tenacity.(Neighbor)(Your page)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/10/2004; 700+ words ; Tarawa. To those Americans who fought on this...World War II, it was known as "Bloody Tarawa." The following account is mostly from "Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa" by Col. Joseph H. Alexander (1993...
Ex-USS Tarawa's Bell Finds New Home.
M2 Presswire; 8/6/2009; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-6 August 2009-US NAVY: Ex-USS Tarawa's Bell Finds New Home(C)1994-2009...on the bell is that it was part of USS Tarawa (LHA 1). They carried it throughout...Heritage Command noted that he had the Tarawa bell in stock. We put in a request for...
Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
Magazine article from: Naval War College Review; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press...for Betio Island. Robert Sherrod's Tarawa: The Story of a Battle, published in...action takes place. It forms part of the Tarawa atoll which, in turn, lies within the...
TARAWA COMPLETES THREE DECADES OF SERVICE
Magazine article from: Naval Aviation News; 3/1/2009; ; 644 words ; Tarawa (LHA 1), which supported U. S. military...November 1943. She was the first of the five Tarawa-class amphibious assault ships built by...Shipbuilding Corp., in Pascagoula, Miss. Tarawa entered commission on 29 May 1976 with Capt...
USS TARAWA AWARDED BATTLE 'E'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/10/2008; 565 words ; ...Specialist Seaman David A. BrandenburgUSS Tarawa Public Affairs Amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) won the calendar year 2007 Battle...excellent in five of six shipboard categories. Tarawa competed against three other amphibious ships...
Remembering the Tarawa campaign
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 4/5/2008; 700+ words ; ...that the holder had been a member of the Tarawa Honor Guard. That may not mean much to...significant role in remembering the battle of Tarawa and the Americans who died fighting it...World War II. On one of those places, Tarawa atoll, we saw a weather-beaten monument...
TARAWA, HOPPER CREW MEMBERS VOLUNTEER DURING LIBERTY IN SINGAPORE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/18/2007; 603 words ; ...Specialist Seaman (SW) Mike LeporatiUSS Tarawa Public Affairs Sailors and Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) and the guided missile cruiser...along the half-mile beach, explained Tarawa crew member Gas Turbine System Electrician...
TARAWA EXPEDITIONARY STRIKE GROUP DEPLOYS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/6/2007; 574 words ; ...Pacific The San Diego element of the Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) departed...Diego include Amphibious Squadron 1, USS Tarawa (LHA 1), USS Cleveland (LPD 7...USS Ingraham (FFG 61) will join the Tarawa ESG in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. "We will...