Featured in makin islandBYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023ShareThis Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlierOn August 18, 1942, U.S. Marine Corps Raiders assaulted Japanese positions on Makin Island (today known as Butaritari). The Raiders were a WWII-era elite unit trained for special amphibious light infantry combat. Their mission was to destroy Japan… BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023ShareThis Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlierOn August 18, 1942, U.S. Marine Corps Raiders assaulted Japanese positions on Makin Island (today known as Butaritari). The Raiders were a WWII-era elite unit trained for special amphibious light infantry combat. Their mission was to destroy Japan… BYBlake StilwellFeb 2, 2023Share
