20 November 1943 - Tarawa 2d Marine Division launches an amphibious assault against Betio Island in Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands. Only the use of amphibian tractors allows the leading waves to get through the shallow water covering the coral shelf around the island. The Marines establish a beachhead at great cost. This marks the kick-off of the Central Pacific Campaign. Find out more about the amphibious assault of Tarawa in our WWII Gallery: http://www.usmcmuseum.com/wwii.html #OTD #TDIH #WWII
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On this day in 1943, U.S. troops stormed the Japanese-held Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The bloody, 76-hour Battle of Tarawa is remembered as the first major American offensive in the central Pacific. For the full story, watch this clip from The Pacific War in Color: Island Hopping. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation
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And the Oscar goes to....the Marine Corps! See the film that won the Corps their own Oscar at the 1945 Academy Awards. “With the Marines at Tarawa” won in the category of best short film documentary. It depicts the battle between the Marines and the Japanese for control of the island of Tarawa during World War II. The "With the Marines at Tarawa" Oscar trophy is on display at the Museum in the WWII Gallery. #Oscars #Marines #Oscars2019 #AcademyAwards | National Museum of the Marine Corps
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