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Tarawa was where we learned how to whip a fortified Jap island....they were ready for the beach landings and we took heavy losses but used what we learned there later closer to mainland Japan. US KIA 1,700...Jap KIA 4,700. My uncle was there with 2nd. Marines and said it was the longest three days of his life.
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