梅金島奇襲

1942年8月26日，美國海軍陸戰隊在梅金島奇襲後乘坐鸚鵡螺號潛艇返回夏威夷珍珠港

梅金島奇襲是1942年8月17-18日間，美國海軍陸戰隊突襲者部隊對梅金島（布塔里塔里環礁）上的日軍部隊發動的·一場突襲。美方目的是摧毀島上的日軍設施，抓捕戰俘，獲取吉爾伯特群島地區情報，轉移日軍注意力，掩護其他部隊在瓜達爾卡納爾島和圖拉吉島的增援登陸行動。最終，美方只達成了上述作戰目標中的第一項，但這場突襲的確提振了士氣。

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