The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Friday, November 23, 2018
75th Anniversary of the End of the Battle of Tarawa Today
At 5:10 on November 23, 1943, one of the 17 aircraft carriers involved in the battle, the USS Liscome Bay (ACV-CVE-56) an escort carrier was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-175 with a huge loss of life.
The loss of life was 687.
I have seen sources that say it sank on November 23 and other sources say November 24. Not sure which one.
Fighting on the island of Betio was essentially cleanup with very high Japanese casualties on this date.
America paid a big price in casualties, but the island was ours.
--GreGEn
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