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	Makin - Republic of Kiribati
		Makin is the northernmost island in the Kiribati Group.
		When the lack of workers was felt in the mission then its priest was taken away and Makin became one of the islands that were simply visited.
		The Makin priest doesn't have to make long journeys for the population is gathered in two villages, but he has his time cut out to keep the very aware young people occupied.
	www.janeresture.com /makin/makin.htm (757 words)

	Pacific War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In response to this, officers of the Japanese Kwantung Army, manufactured the Battle of Lugou Bridge (also known as the "Marco Polo Bridge Incident") on July 8, 1937, which succeeded in provoking a conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan, the Sino-Japanese War.
		At the Battle of the Java Sea, in late February and early March, the Japanese Navy inflicted a resounding defeat on the main ABDA naval force, under Admiral Karel Doorman.
		The result was the indecisive Battle of Coral Sea, the first of the great carrier duels as the two fleets never came within sight.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pacific_War (7125 words)

	The Battle for Makin
		The main body of the northern attack force left Pear Harbour bound for Makin during the afternoon of the 10th November 1943.
		The attack upon Makin would be the first seizure of an atoll by an army landing force bringing the war in the Central Pacific to a new phase.
		The cost of capturing Makin in casualties among army personnel was not great; 58 killed in action, 8 died of wounds, 150 wounded in action, and 35 injured, but not in combat.
	www.janeresture.com /makin2/index.htm (1170 words)

	Battle of Eniwetok - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought between 17 February 1944 and 23 February 1944 on Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
		The invasion of Eniwetok followed the American success in the battle of Kwajalein to the southeast.
		Capture of Eniwetok would provide an airfield and harbour to support attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Eniwetok (425 words)

	Makin:Preparing the Attack
		Makin atoll is an irregular formation of reefs and islands around a large lagoon, approximately triangular in shape (Map No.
		The assaulting force at Makin was to consist of the 165th RCT, less the 2d BLT, which was designated as a reserve landing force during the first stage.
		ALLIGATORS AT MAKIN were used to carry the first assault troops ashore, to convey wounded to the transports, serve as ferries from barges unable to clear the reefs, and take troops on special trips to outlying islands.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/makin/mak-prep.htm (5325 words)

	Makin Island Christened
		Makin Island (LHD 8) is the eighth and final ship in the USS Wasp (LHD 1) Class, but is the first of the large deck amphibious assault ship class to be built with gas turbine engines and electric drive.
		Makin Island, the eighth and final ship in the Wasp class, is named after the daring raid carried out by Marine Raider Companies Alpha and Bravo, Second Raider Battalion on Japanese-held Makin Island in the Gilbert Islands, Aug. 17-18, 1942.
		Makin Island is a multipurpose amphibious assault ship designed to transport and land a Marine Expeditionary Unit force of 1,900 Marines ashore by helicopter, landing craft and amphibious assault vehicles.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=25199 (619 words)

	Makin Island
		Makin Island (CVE‑93) was laid down 12 January 1944 by Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Vancouver, Wash.; launched 5 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs.
		Sailing for Lingayen Gulf, 3 January 1945 the carrier was subjected to fierce, almost continuous enemy air attack during the passage to the assault beaches.
		Makin Island decommissioned 19 April 1946 at Puget Sound, was stricken from the Navy list 11 July, and sold 1 January 1947.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m2/makin_island.htm (499 words)

	The Capture Of Makin: 20-24 November 1943
		The Capture of Makin (20-24 November 1943) is one of a series of fourteen studies of World War II operations originally published by the War Department's Historical Division and now returned to print as part of the Army's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of that momentous clash of arms.
		The country's fate lies in the hands of its soldier citizens; in the clash of battle is found the final test of plans, training, equipment, and-above all-the fighting spirit of units and individuals.
		The Capture of Makin narrates the Army's part of the campaign, which was the prelude to later advance among the Marshall Islands.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/wwii/makin/mak-fm.htm (607 words)

	HyperWar: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II: Central Pacific
		Makin Atoll, roughly triangular in shape, is an irregular formation of reefs and islands around a large lagoon.
		Aircraft from fields in the Gilberts and the Marshalls were capable of hitting Makin and Tarawa, and the submarines at Truk were capable of wreaking havoc on the transports of the invasion force.
		Ralph C. Smith, reported on 23 November, "Makin taken." In the end the most difficult problem in capturing Makin, as one might have expected, was coordinating the actions of the two separate landing forces, a problem made more difficult because the defenders did not respond as had been anticipated.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USA/USA-C-CentPac (6894 words)

	Significant Battles
		The Battle of Berlin was the last battle fought in Europe, and was the place that the Russians made Germany surrender.
		Describes the Japanese fall of the Solomans, New Guinea, and the Battle of Bismarck Sea.
		Describes the Battle of Peleliu Island, The Battle of Leyte Gulf and Island, the invasion of Luzon and Mindanao, and the liberation of Manilla and P.O.W. camps.
	library.thinkquest.org /26742/battlesdesc.html (1438 words)

	PM - The battle for Makin
		While Makin is the safest of Adelaide's crucial five marginals, if Labor can achieve the swing needed to take the seat on a national as well as a local level, it will almost certainly win government.
		Mrs Draper says while the electorate may have vital national implications, she is concentrating her campaign on local issues, such as establishing a drug rehabilitation centre and a women's shelter.
		NANCE HAXTON: Makin is the sort of outer-suburban mortgage belt seat that has been critical to the Howard Government's electoral success.
	www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2004/s1213756.htm (818 words)

	Kiribati
		The Battle of Makin was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 20 November to 24 November 1943 on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
		The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, largely fought from November 20-23, 1943.
		It was the second time the United States was on the offensive (the Battle of Guadalcanal had been the first), and the first offensive in the critical central Pacific region.
	www.shortopedia.com /K/I/Kiribati (978 words)

	Main Index: M
		Makin, battle for, Operation Galvanic (2), November 1943
		Marne, first battle of the, 5-10 September 1914 (France)
		Monongahela, battle of the, 9 July 1755 (America)
	www.historyofwar.org /mainindex_m.html (100 words)

	Honorable Burial at Last for Makin Atoll Heroes / Marines' remains left behind in '42 are found
		Yet the Makin raid was a victory that never was, a muddled and confused affair in which the Americans nearly surrendered to a defeated enemy.
		The memory of those Marines was strong on Makin; when a U.S. Marine honor guard went to the island last winter to move the remains to the United States, Bureimoa Tokarei, who does not speak English, came to attention and began to sing the Marine Corps anthem.
		On Makin, the lost Marines held out for a while, but they were alone, thousands of miles from friendly forces.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/26/MN145177.DTL (1543 words)

	USN Ships--USS Makin Island (CVE-93)
		USS Makin Island, a 7800-ton Casablanca class escort aircraft carrier built at Vancouver, Washington, was commissioned in May 1944.
		In November 1944 Makin Island escorted convoys to the contested island of Leyte, in the Philippines.
		From mid-July to mid-August 1945, Makin Island covered minesweeping and surface raiding activities in the East China Sea, and her planes also attacked the Japanese on the China mainland.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/cve93.htm (1025 words)

	Operation Galvanic (2): The Battle for Makin, November 1943
		Ironically, Makin had been the subject of a raid by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on the 17th August 1942, about the same time as the 1st Marine Division were landing on Guadalcanal.
		The 27th Infantry and 2nd Marine Divisions were subordinate to the V Amphibious Corps for planning and preparation purposes, while during the assault itself, they would both report to their respective task force commanders.
		Overall, the casualties suffered in the capture of Makin were light for both sides, compared to the fighting that occurred on Tarawa.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_makin.html (1627 words)

	BETIO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Although costly, American mistakes were not forgotten and the Battle upon the small island fortress would provide American planners with priceless information on the technique of island fighting.
		Admiral Chester Nimitz assembles a fleet of land, air and sea forces under Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance to invade and conquer the Japanese held Atolls of Tarawa and Makin in the Gilbert Islands.
		With reserves on the way and his marines locked in a vicious battle barely a few yards on the shore, General Julian Smith then orders his last reserve battalion, Major Hay's 1st battalion, into landing craft in preparation for reinforcement of the existing 5 battalions on the island.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/ww2Timeline/Betio.html (1624 words)

	Battle of Fisher's Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Phil Sheridan (the "Phil" of the song) was appointed in August 1864 to command Union forces in the Shenandoah.
		They had about a 3:1 edge over the understrength corps of Jubal A. Early, who had earlier raided Washington and continued to be viewed as a major threat.
		The campaign began in earnest in September, with Sheridan winning a battle at Winchester on September 19 and following it up with another at Fisher's Hill on September 22.
	www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/ThBa058.html (272 words)

	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It was a final homecoming for the Marines killed during a 1942 raid on the Japanese-held Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
		An unsuccessful attempt to recover the bodies of 19 fallen Marines on Makin, now known as Butaritari, was made in 1949.
		Vernon Castle is one of the Raiders who will be buried on the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Makin, which was featured in the 1943 film ``Gung Ho'' starring Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent/1,12044,FL_marinesburied_081701,00.html (445 words)

	USS Mullinnix DD-944 - Ship Pictures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		He headed for his battle station, the antiaircraft battery magazine amidships, only to discover that torpedo damage had wrecked it, so he went on deck.
		Assigned to the newly constructed USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56) in the spring of 1943, Miller was on board that escort carrier during Operation Galvanic, the seizure of Makin and Tarawa Atolls in the Gilbert Islands.
		The USS Wiltsie (DD-716), launched on 31 August 1945, was named for Irving D. Wiltsie, commander of the LISCOME BAY, the flagship of Rear Admiral Henry M. Mullinnix, during her final battle off Makin in the Gilbert Islands.
	www.ussmullinnix.org /LiscomeBaySinking.html (1195 words)

	LHD-8 Makin Island
		The Keel Laying Ceremony for the Makin Island was held on February 14, 2004 at the Northrop Grumman Ship Systems shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, MS.
		During the two-day battle, the Raiders killed an estimated 83 Japanese soldiers, but their attempts to leave the island were bedeviled by a high and crashing surf and they were unable to evacuate the bodies of their fallen comrades.
		In 2001, the bodies of 19 Marine Corps raiders who died during the operation or were executed after being captured were recovered on the island of Kwajalein and returned to the United States for burial.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lhd-8.htm (843 words)

	Kwaj Interviews #2
		After the Makin battle, 30 Marine Raiders were unaccounted for.
		He was also involved in the battle at Asamana village, Nov. 11, 1942, and the battle of Numa-Numa Trail, Nov. 19, 1943.
		Maulding was killed in action during the Makin Raid.
	www.usmcraiders.com /KwajInterviews2.htm (2091 words)

	SignOnSanDiego Military -- Remains of World War II Marines will be buried Friday at Arlington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Vernon Castle is one of the Raiders who will be buried on the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Makin.
		An unsuccessful attempt to recover remains on Makin was made in 1949.
		The search was renewed in 1998 by relatives of the dead and other World War II veterans; the break came when searchers found an island resident who had helped bury the bodies as a young boy.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20010816-1541-marineremain.html (397 words)

	Hey Dad
		I was there to honor the Marines of the 2nd Raider Battalion who had fallen in battle on Makin Island and whose remains had been recently repatriated.
		At that time, Major Fisher, Mel Heckt, then standing President of the Raider Association, Col. Brian Quirk, and I formed an alliance whose purpose was to secure permission for the remains of the repatriated Raiders to be buried side by side at Arlington National Cemetery.
		He joined the Raiders in Pearl Harbor, after the Makin Raid and before the Long Patrol on Guadalcanal.
	www.usmcraiders.com /Announcement.htm (487 words)

	World War II Marine Raiders Home At Last
		The Makin Raiders were celebrated as heroes, for while the raid may not have been strategically significant, it lifted the spirits of the nation.
		The Army seized Makin Atoll from the Japanese in 1943, but apparently no attempt was made to find the Raiders' grave.
		Sixteen of the men from Makin will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, including all that is mortal of Holtum, the intelligence officer from Palo Alto, and Pearson, the infantryman from Lafayette.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /raiders-1942.htm (6613 words)

	Butaritari (Makin) Lagoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"During the battle of Makin in November 1943, a flight of Japanese "Jills" (I think) were intercepted by the SACP and all were shot down, some even going down in the lagoon.
		The Japanese seaplane base with a large concrete ramp at the end of King's wharf on Makin Island.
		Mavis and Emilys from the Makin Seaplane Base were moored in the lagoon.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/kiribati_makin_lagoon.html (306 words)

	AII POW-MIA InterNetwork
		The bodies of the Marines, members of the 2nd Raider Battalion killed during a 1942 raid on the Japanese-held Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, had remained on the South Pacific battlefield for 59 years.
		The Battle of Makin was featured in the 1943 film Gung Ho starring Randolph Scott, Noah Beery Jr.
		Nineteen Marines were killed in the two-day battle on Makin, now known as Butaritari, but only six were returned to their families for burial.
	www.aiipowmia.com /inter21/in081801.html (522 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Massachusetts (BB 59)
		Between 19 November and 21 November, she sailed with a carrier group striking Makin, Tarawa, and Abemama in the Gilberts; on 8 December she shelled Japanese positions on Nauru; and on 29 January 1944 she guarded carriers striking Tarawa in the Gilberts.
		While part of TG 38.3 she took part In the Battle for Leyte Gulf 22 to 27 October, during which planes from her group sank four Japanese carriers off Cape Engano.
		She was enshrined at Fall River, Mass., 14 August 1965, as the Bay State's memorial to those who gave their lives in World War II.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/massachusetts/bb59-mass.html (913 words)

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