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- HISTORY -
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THE GILBERTS
CAPTURE OF TARAWA AND MAKIN
A very good source for a
broad range of information about
the battle of Tarawa and the units that participated in it.
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/PTO/Gilberts/
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THE AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS
COMMISSION
A searchable name-index of the 176,399
casualties that are buried in U.S.
military cemeteries or whose names are placed on the Walls of the Missing.
Many individuals, whose remains were never found or identified, can be
found here. The information given includes the name of the State the
person is from (see the NARA search listed below).
http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php
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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA)
State Summary of War Casualties from
World War II for Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Personnel
(These lists include
names of both killed and wounded.)
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/ww2/navy-casualties/
You must know the State where the person
enlisted (see the ABMC search listed above).
The information is not in text form, but is shown in a series of graphics
(pictures of pages) that are arranged alphabetically. You will probably have to
guess several times, before finding the correct page. The information listed
usually includes the home-of-record address, and next-of-kin information.
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TARAWA ON THE WEB
The best general-interest Tarawa site. A “must-see” for anyone interested in Tarawa.
http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/
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TARAWA - The Aftermath
"Tarawa the Aftermath - The
story of Tarawa and Betio before and after the 1943 assault by the Second Marine
Division."
Dr. Donald K. Allen, author of the book TARAWA - The Aftermath, hosts
this excellent site. Anyone interested in how the dead were buried at
Tarawa, should read Dr. Allen’s information in the CURRENT NEWS
section, May 30, 2003 "Betio Cemetery - Tarawa's Missing In Action."
http://tarawatheaftermath.com/
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THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SECOND MARINE DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Information on history, membership and
events. Their excellent
newsletter "Follow Me" is available there
for download.
http://www.2marine.com/
- TALK FORUMS -
TARAWA ON THE WEB hosts this excellent Forum.
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