US Marine Corps figures listed 18 killed in action and 12 missing. One missing Marine was later identified among 19 graves on Makin, nine were captured and later executed, and two were never accounted for. Carlson reported seeing 83 Japanese bodies and estimated 160 dead from local accounts. Japanese records listed 46 garrison deaths, while returning Japanese forces found 27 personnel alive on the island. The conflicting figures make the raid's aftermath a source problem as well as an operational one.
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Casualties, claims, and Japanese records
The casualty discussion contrasts American losses, Marines left behind, Carlson's estimates, and Japanese records showing survivors still on the island.