Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio, in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.
Hampir 6.400 orang Jepang, Korea dan Amerika terbunuh dalam pertempuran itu, sebagian besar di sekitar pulau kecil Betio (ujung paling barat daya Atol Tarawa).