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U.S. DEFEATS JAPANESE NAVY; ALL FOE’S SHIPS IN ONE FLEET HIT; MANY SUNK; BATTLE CONTINUES (10/26/44)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library
| 10/26/44
| George Horne, Lewis Wood, Ralph Teatsorth, William J. Dunn, Clifton Daniel, James MacDonald, more
Posted on 10/26/2014 4:24:20 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
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TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: battleofleytegulf; history; milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
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10/26/2014 5:43:16 PM PDT
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abb
("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
To: abb
http://www.worldwar2heritage.com/en/page/9069/52/Scheldt-Dyke-Baarland
As the Canadian 2nd Infantry Division was slowed by mines, mud and strong German defenses during the first couple of days of Operation Vitality, an amphibious attack was made across the West Scheldt by the 52nd Lowland Scottish Division. A flotilla of landing craft was moved from Terneuzen to the south shore of the South Beveland peninsula on 26 October 1944. The Scottish soldiers found the steep and slippery dykes a greater obstacle than the Germans. The terrain and the limited number of available Buffaloes slowed the expansion of the bridgehead, but in the early morning of 27 October 1944 the German resistance was broken.
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10/26/2014 5:49:38 PM PDT
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abb
("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
To: abb; Squawk 8888
Canada ping to abb’s 2 replies.
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10/26/2014 6:07:41 PM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: abb; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...
Ping to #21 & #22- Scheldt.
To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.
Canada Ping!
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10/26/2014 6:29:38 PM PDT
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Squawk 8888
(Will steal your comments & post them on Twitter)
To: Homer_J_Simpson; EternalVigilance
He was part of Taffy 3. He spent two days in the water with a combat wound as well. Straight up hero in my book.
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10/27/2014 7:53:41 AM PDT
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Colonel_Flagg
("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
To: Colonel_Flagg
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