Amphibious Assault in the Pacific: From the Archive

Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories

Robert Kirk

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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By 1943, the war in the Pacific burned in its full fury. On November 20th, the Allies launched the first amphibious assault against heavily defended beaches in US history. The 2nd division of the US Marine Corps, used amphibious tractors and assault boats to reach the beaches of the Tarawa atoll, an enemy stronghold protected by 5,000 hardened Imperial Japanese marines. Ed Moore and Tommy Reed were decorated veterans of the 2nd Marine Division during the island campaigns in the Pacific War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:35.3	By 19443, By 1943, the war in the Pacific burned in its full fury. After the bloody engagements at Guadalcanal, it was time to continue the offensive.
1:40.3	On November 20th, the United States Navy planned a daring frontal assault against the westernmost edge of the Japanese Empire.
1:48.0	The target was the island of Becio in the Tarawa Etoll.
1:53.0	Only 300 acres in size, it was protected by 5,000 hardened Imperial Japanese Marines.
2:00.0	The only route to the island was to attack the beaches facing the lagoon,
2:04.6	but concentrated on those beaches like a living fortress wall
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