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Codename: Operation Galvanic<ref>http://www.usstarawavets.org/Operation%20Galvanic.htm</ref>
Codename: Operation Galvanic<ref>http://www.usstarawavets.org/Operation%20Galvanic.htm</ref>
== Battle Timeline<ref>http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/CRAIGE/tarawa.html</ref> ==
== Battle Timeline ==
<ref>http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/CRAIGE/tarawa.html</ref>
'''November 20th 1943 D-Day'''<br />
'''November 20th 1943 D-Day'''<br />
United States: 990 dead and 2,391 wounded<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-tarawa</ref><br />
United States: 990 dead and 2,391 wounded<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-tarawa</ref><br />
Japan: Of the 4,700 defenders, only 17 survived<ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tarawa.htm</ref>
Japan: Of the 4,700 defenders, only 17 survived<ref>http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tarawa.htm</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Philippines]]
*[[World War II]]
*[[United States of America]]
== References ==
== References ==