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Marines make first landing on renovated WWII airfield in the Pacific
The Marines recently landed their first fixed wing ... Guam mirror improvements to facilities on the islands of Tinian and Saipan. Commandant Gen. Eric Smith testified in a congressional hearing ...
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This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
“We were all scared,” Marine Corps and World War II veteran Don Harris told Military ... Roi-Namur (Kwajalein), Eniwetok, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, in ...
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U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
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Major Pacific Battles
It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three aircraft carriers and more than 300 planes. On Saipan, the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and ...
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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The War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944. USGov PD. June 15, 1944 U.S. Marines and Army troops ... results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese planes ...
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WW2: What's the secret language that helped win the war?
The US Marines thought they had the answer in a Native ... but just how crucial a role did his speeches play in winning World War Two? WW2: How did the British plan to celebrate VE Day?