Allen, Robert K, Pvt

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Last Rank
Private
Last Primary MOS
0311-Rifleman
Last MOSGroup
 Infantry
Primary Unit
1942-1944, 0311, Echo Co, 2nd Bn, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6)
Service Years
1942 - 1944

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Home State
Mississippi
Mississippi
 Year of Birth
1927
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Magnolia		 Last Address
Magnolia
Casualty Date
Jun 15, 1944		  
Cause
Hostile, Died of Wounds		 Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
Saipan		 Conflict
Not Specified
Location of Interment
Buried at Sea, Pacific Ocean		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
n/a

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Gilbert Islands Operation (1943)/Battle of Tarawa
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Description
The Battle of Tarawa (US code name Operation Galvanic) was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, located in what is now the nation of Kiribati. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio.

The Battle of Tarawa was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings met little or no initial resistance, but this time the 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The US had suffered similar casualties in other campaigns, for example over the six months of the Guadalcanal Campaign, but in this case the losses were incurred within the space of 76 hours.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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November / 1943		 To Month/Year
November / 1943
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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Units Participated in Operation

3rd Bn, 8th Marine Regiment (3/8)

2nd Bn, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6)

3rd Bn, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6)

10th Marine Regiment

3rd Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment (3/2), 2nd Marine Regiment

1st Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment (1/2), 2nd Marine Regiment

E Co, 2nd Bn, 2nd Marine Regiment (2/2)

VMGR-152

2nd Marine Division

1st Bn, 10th Marine Regiment (1/10), 10th Marine Regiment

2nd Engineer Bn

MARDET USS Essex (CVA-9)

3rd Bn, 10th Marine Regiment (3/10), 10th Marine Regiment
 
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  • Ball, William David, Sgt, (1942-1943)
  • Barnhouse, Hamilton Earl, Pvt, (1942-1943)
  • Bayens, John Richard, PFC, (1941-1943)
  • Beck, Louis Bernard, 2ndLt, (1943-1943)
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