2d Battalion, 165th Infantry land on Makin Atoll

2d Battalion, 165th Infantry land on Makin Atoll

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 American troops of the 2d Battalion, 165th Infantry, struggle to move on shore, Yellow Beach sector during high tide on Butaritari Island. Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, November 20, 1943. Photo by Rob Dargis, US Army.

 
As the landing craft approached YELLOW Beach from the lagoon, they began to receive small-arms and machine-gun fire from the island's defenders. The assault troops were also surprised to learn that even though they were approaching the beach at high tide as planned, a miscalculation of the depth of the lagoon caused their small boats to go aground, forcing them to cover the final 250 yards to the beach in waist-deep water.
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