United States battle 1,000 killed and 2,200 wounded

Battle of Tarawa
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Date: 20 – 23 November 1943
Location: Tarawa
Result: American victory
Only 17 Japanese and 129 Koreans were alive at the end of the battle. Total Japanese and Korean casualties are about 4,690 killed in action. For the United States, about 1,000 were killed in action, and a further 2,200 wounded. The heavy casualties sparked off a storm of protest in the United States, where the high losses could not be understood for such a tiny and seemingly unimportant island.