Battle of Makin | |||||||
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Part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II) | |||||||
![]() Soldiers of the US Army's 2nd Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to shore on Yellow Beach on Butaritari Island. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Richmond K. Turner Ralph C. Smith | Seizo Ishikawa | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
27th Infantry Division | Gilberts Invasion Special Landing Force | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,470 soldiers 3 escort carriers 4 old battleships 4 heavy cruisers 16 destroyers 9 transports & landing ships |
400 soldiers 400 Japanese and Korean labourers 3 light tanks 4 anti-tank guns 1 submarine | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
821 killed (755 Navy, 66 Army) 185 wounded 1 escort carrier sunk 1 battleship lightly damaged |
395 killed 17 soldiers captured 129 Korean labourers captured 1 submarine damaged |
The Battle of Makin was an engagement of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 20 to 24 November 1943 on Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands.
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