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Butaritari Island Clash Ends With Japanese Surrender
After intense night fighting on Makin and Kuma islands, Shamrock Battalion and US forces push through dense coconut groves and swampy undergrowth to clear Jap positions. Capt. Stephen Meany is wounded while aiding a soldier. Lt. Warren Lindquist rescues him. Native villagers aid the Americans, while the IJN defenses on Beach Red and Yellow are neutralized. The final perimeter is established and Makin is secured.
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Stephen Meany
165Th
Warren Lindquist
Boonton
N. J
Father Meany
Red
Yellow
Butaritari
Hart
Shamrock Defenses
Chester Dey
Lambertville
Dev
Col. Hart
Kuma Island
Edward T. Bradt
Schenectady
N. Y
Kuma Mon
Makin