Marine Raiders
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The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare.
Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson
Marine officers on Tulagi. Lt. Col. Edson is second from left in front row.
A Marine Raider, injured during the Makin operation, is lifted through a hatch on USS Argonaut to be taken ashore at Pearl Harbor, 26 August 1942.
Marine Raiders gathered in front of a Japanese dugout on Bougainville.
Raid on Makin Island
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The raid on Makin Island was an attack by Marine Raiders of the United States Marine Corps on the Japanese-controlled Makin Island from August 17–18, 1942. Aims of the raid included destroying local i
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…Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion boarded the submarines Nautilus (SS-168, Cdr William H. Brockman, Jr.) and Argonaut (APS-1, Cdr John R. "Jack" Pierce) and raided Makin Island on 17–18 August. During the raid, Sergeant Clyde A. Thomason was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor and was the first Marine recipient of this…
U.S. Marines return to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on board the American submarine Nautilus following the raid, 26 August 1942.
Makin as seen by USS Nautilus
A plaque commemorating the Makin Island raid, located on the island of Kwajalein.