The trident also symbolizes the contributions that were made in these areas of Sea Power by the Second Raider Battalion and USS MAKIN ISLAND (CVE 93). The trident, symbol of sea prowess, with its three tines represents the future contributions of USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD 8), its associated Expeditionary Strike Group, and USMC main battery in the air, across the surface, and under the sea. The USMC Raider Crest, a blue shield with skull and five stars in the shape of the Southern Cross commemorates Marine Raider Companies A and B, Second Raider Battalion. The five stars commemorate the five battle stars awarded to CVE-93 during World War II. The shield border shape and thickness symbolize Makin Island, the atoll in the Gilbert Islands and honors the 30 Marine Raiders who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country there. Click here to see which USS MAKIN ISLAND memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay.It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS MAKIN ISLAND. machine guns, two Rolling Airframe Missile Systems Well deck capacity: three LCAC or two LCU or six LCM-8 or 40 Amphibious Assault Vessels (AAV) (normal) or 61 AAVs (stowed)Ĭrew: Ship: 73 officers, 1,009 enlisted Marine Detachment: 1,894Īrmament: two Mk-29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, eight Mk-33.

numbers, actual numbers depend on mission) Propulsion system: 2 General Electric LM2500+ gas turbines, 2 electro motors, 6 diesel generatorsįlight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.6 meters)ĭisplacement: approx. General Characteristics:īuilder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Pascagoula, Miss. Additionally, MAKIN ISLAND is the only LHD to feature an all electric design - no steam is used onboard MAKIN ISLAND. The MAKIN ISLAND is unique because she's the only ship in her class powered by LM 2500+ Gas Turbine Engines and Electric Drive. USS MAKIN ISLAND is the eighth and final WASP-class Amphibious Assault Ship and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. If you are a family member of this service member, you may contact your casualty office representative to learn more about your service member.General Characteristics Crew List Memorabilia Cruise Books About the Ship's Coat of Arms About the Ship's Name Contruction Gallery Image Gallery to end of page Analysts used forensic analysis to successfully identify Cpl Pearson from among these remains.Ĭorporal Pearson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The site was excavated and the comingled remains were recovered and transferred to CILHI. The team was led to the mass gravesite, located under an abandoned coral road. In 1999, a CILHI investigative team traveled to Butaritari where they interviewed a villager who participated in the burial. On August 19, he was buried on Butaritari by local villagers in a communal grave with other Marines who had died during the assault, and his remains were not returned to the U.S. Cpl Pearson was killed during the ensuing battle. On August 17, 1942, members of the 2nd Raider Battalion participated in an attack on a Japanese seaplane base on the small island of Butaritari, Makin Atoll, in the Gilbert Islands.

Marine Corps from Oregon and was a member of Company A, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion. On October 23, 2000, the Central Identification Lab-Hawaii (CILHI, now DPAA) accounted for Corporal Robert Brooks Pearson, missing from World War II.Ĭorporal Pearson entered the U.S.

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