For action performed from 20-24 November 1943, on the island Tarawa, Gilbert Islands.
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Sources
- Hammel, E. & Lane, J.E., Bloody Tarawa – The 2nd Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943, Zenith Press, St. Paul, USA, 2006
- Wukovits, J., One Square Mile of Hell – The Battle for Tarawa, NAL Caliber, New York, U.S.A., 2007
- Tarawa on the web.org