Created by Tom Horn on 11 May 2011, Last Update on 11 May 2011

Makin - 20 Nov 1943

Troops from the US 27th Division fight against a small but determined resistance to capture this tiny coral atol. More navy personel are killed when Japanese submarine torpedoes the Liscome Bay, sinking her.

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Tags : Japan,United States,Land,Pacific,Combat

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