Captain Henry T. Elrod, one of the pilots from VMF-211, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his action on the island during the second landing attempt, having shot down two Japanese A6M2 Zeros and sunk the Japanese destroyer Kisaragi.
Kaptajn Henry T. Elrod, en af piloterne fra VMF-211, blev tildelt Medal of Honor posthumt for sin indsats på øen under den anden landgang, efter at have nedskudt to japanske A6M Zero jagere, og sænket den japanske destroyer Kisaragi.