Hawkins Field (Tarawa)
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Hawkins Field is a former World War II airfield on Betio, Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands of the Central Pacific.
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Hawkins Field | |
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Part of Seventh Air Force | |
Coordinates | 01°21′22.49″N 172°55′48.39″E |
Type | Military airfield |
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Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1944–1945 |
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The airfield was named in honor of USMC 1st Lt. William Dean Hawkins who was killed in the battle to recapture Tarawa, and earned the Medal of Honor.