Early in the war against the US, the Japanese moved to seize a small US controlled Pacific island. While the Japanese eventually took this island, the defending US Marines made the Japanese pay a heavy cost for the victory. What was the name of this island?

The small force of US Marines sunk multiple Japanese warships and caused nearly 1,000 Japanese casualties. The heroic stand by US forces improved American morale back home.

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