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U.S. FORCE RIPS BASE 1,300 MILES FROM TOKYO; AMERICANS MAKE A JUNCTION ON NEW BRITAIN (2/24/44)
Microfilm-New York Times archives, Monterey Public Library | 2/24/44 | George Horne, Frank L. Kluckhohn, Milton Bracker, Hanson W. Baldwin, Frederick Graham

Posted on 02/24/2014 4:07:48 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: milhist; realtime; worldwarii
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To: tcrlaf; Homer_J_Simpson

If you wouldn’t mind, could you expand a bit on who the Hiwi were and your grandfather’s wartime experience?


21 posted on 02/25/2014 8:14:56 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: PrinceOfCups; Rebelbase; Tax-chick; henkster; Homer_J_Simpson

The Shangri-La is launched. At first blush it seems to be a departure from the custom of naming the big fleet carriers for famous battles. But was it? When Roosevelt was asked where the bombers came from that hit Tokyo in the Doolittle raid, he replied, “Shangri-La.”


22 posted on 02/25/2014 8:22:51 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Rebelbase

My chronology shows Saipan hit in 1944.


23 posted on 02/25/2014 8:38:54 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

Very interesting!


24 posted on 02/26/2014 3:03:46 AM PST by Tax-chick (I've forgotten most of those languages, but I remember the joke.)
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To: colorado tanker

My error. I thought Saipan, Guam and Okinawa were all in 1945.

Saipan and Guam were in 1944.


25 posted on 02/26/2014 10:21:54 AM PST by Rebelbase (Tagline: optional, printed after your name on post)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson
Good afternoon.

As I have said before, you do good work.

Thanks.

The more I read this study of history, the more parallels I see between 0bama and FDR.

From a Marxist/Socialist democRAT viewpoint, each has/had their war, and the ends justify the means.

Constitution? We don't need no stinkin' constitution...

5.56mm

26 posted on 02/26/2014 10:32:43 AM PST by M Kehoe
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