![]() Thus, Peatross and his men landed where they originally planned. In the confusion of the landing, they did not get word of Carlson's decision to change plans and to land all the Raiders on one beach. Oscar Peatross and a 12-man squad landed on Makin. Carlson decided to land all his men on one beach, rather than two beaches as originally planned. The landing had been very difficult because of rough seas, high surf, and the failure of many of the outboard motors. Evans Carlson, successfully landed on Makin. At 05:13, Companies A and B of the 2nd Raider Battalion, commanded by Lt. The Marine Raiders were launched in "Landing Craft Rubber Large" (LCRL) inflatable boats powered by small, 6 hp (4.5 kW) outboard motors shortly after 00:00 (midnight) on 17 August. Two civilian personnel were attached to the Japanese forces as interpreters and civilian administrators. In addition there were also four members of the seaplane tender base and three members of a meteorological unit. At the time of the Makin raid the total force opposing the American landing consisted of 71 armed personnel of the Japanese seaplane base led by Warrant Officer ( Heisouchou) Kyuzaburo Kanemitsu of the Special Naval Landing Force equipped with light weapons. It was part of the Marshall Islands Garrison, and officially titled the 62nd Garrison Force. The Imperial Japanese Navy created the Makin Atoll Garrison in 1942. The raiding force was designated Task Group 7.15 (TG 7.15). Battalion headquarters, A Company and 18 men from B Company-totalling 121 troops-were embarked aboard the submarine Argonaut and the remainder of B Company-totalling 90 men-aboard Nautilus. Because of space limitations aboard ship, each company embarked without one of its rifle sections. The force was drawn from the 2nd Raider Battalion and comprised a small battalion command group and two of the battalion's six rifle companies. The raid was among the earliest American offensive ground combat operations of World War II. Only the first of these objectives were achieved, but the raid did boost morale and provide a test for Raider tactics. The aim was to destroy Imperial Japanese installations, take prisoners, gain intelligence on the Gilbert Islands area, and divert Japanese attention and reinforcements from the Allied landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi. A highly praised movie at the time, this paper will examine the relationship and varied success levels between the raid and the subsequent film.The Raid on Makin Island (17–18 August 1942) was an attack by the United States Marine Corps Raiders on Japanese military forces on Makin Island (now known as Butaritari) in the Pacific Ocean. However, in the aftermath of the failed mission success was found, or rather created as the film ’Gung Ho!’: The Story of Carlson’s Makin Island Raiders was released to theaters in December of 1943. ![]() The raid was far from a success, with few to no objectives accomplished, along with 18 marines killed and 12 missing in action. On Augthe 2nd Raider Battalion was tasked with raiding the Japanese military garrison on the Makin Atoll, deep behind Japanese controlled territory. ![]() Built to strike quickly and effectively, 211 marines comprised the 2nd Raider Battalion. Although not prepared to make any significant military counterattack on the vast Japanese Pacific Empire, the American military, and people, wanted retribution for the attacks on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States of America entered into World War II, declaring war on the Empire of Japan. ![]()
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