The last mission set of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault is set during the Battle of Tarawa, where the player plays the role of a U.S. Marine. Both games feature the merchant ship and the pier. Betio is depicted in the Franco-Belgian comic ``Tarawa, atoll sanglant'' by Jean-Michel Charlier and Victor Hubinon. In chapter 16 of Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson, Ishmael recalls his experience as a World War II Marine radioman during the siege of this island.
David Guterson
Ishmael