The following were awarded for action on the Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands:
| Medal of Honor | 4 (3 posthumous) |
| Navy Cross | 46 (22 posthumous) |
| Distinguished Service Medal | 4 |
| Silver Star | 248 |
| Legion of Merit | 21 |
| Total Medals | 323 |
| CinC Letter of Commendation | 80 |
| CG Letter of Commendation | 96 |
| Total Commendations | 176 |
| Total Awards | 499 1 |
Other decorations awarded for action on Tarawa:
Bronze Star British Valor Awards
Notes
1. Alexander, p. 239. However the numbers of Legion of Merit and Distinguished Service Medals cited by
Alexander differs from Blakeney.
2. While the Bronze Star was not created untill well after November 1943, some were awarded retroactively.
3. The Gilbert Islands had been under the British Crown until the Japaneses invaded in 1942.
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Created October 1999 - Updated 12 February 2002
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