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  1. C.Evans

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    Tarawa and most especially--Betio?
     
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    Not offhand but if you can get the book Utmost Savagery there are some good maps in there that take the battle day by day if I remember correctly.

    Greg
     
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    Carl, just tried few searches and although lots on Betio not any maps that I can see....But...thanks for bringing it up...now got more stuff to read...

    Also, Im getting together some of the Norwegian fighting destroyer reports, all in document photocopies of photocopies etc stuff..Ill let you have em when Ive got em in some sort of sensible order.
     
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    Thank you Greg--Urgh. The site Greg posted was a nice one--I went checking through there a bit--has what I needed as far as specific info--many thanks.
     
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    Question already answered...Sorry about the belated message / post.

    Check this site out for maps:

    http://www.tarawaontheweb.org/map76.htm

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    Thanks Greg for the interesting information about Tarawa;
     
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    I have a few maps of Tarawa, Carl. I can photocopy them and I would gladly sent them to you. I just need a 'green light' from you. [​IMG]
     
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    I have never read about it but wasn't the fighting around Tarawa Atoll done not only on Betio Island but others in the surrounding atoll as well? "Tarawa on the Web" doesn't mention any of this. Can anyone elaborate? :confused: :confused: :confused:
     
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    fim star louis hayward carl....
    Don't forget Louis Hayward who lead the camera team for the Marines Landing at Tarawa.
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    Hayward is second from left back row, this is picture of team after capture of Betio. After the film was made public, Hayward once asked Howlin Mad Smith how he liked it. He said,"Fine, but enlistments are down 5%!"
     
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    and above pic carl..louis hayward photographer on tarawa..
     
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    another 7yr post surfaces carl...
     
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    And three weeks later I return. Shoot, I was using that search button and saw the request for the map. Never dawned on me to look at when it was posted. Oh well :) OR , read all the posts !
     
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