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  • 80 years ago today; the last American combat death of WWII.

    08/18/2025 8:45:10 AM PDT · by MCF · 11 replies
    Defense Media Network ^ | 08/14b/15 | Robert F. Dorr
    Almost everyone remembers that fighting in World War II ended on Aug. 15, 1945, and that a formal surrender ceremony was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB 63) in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2. But between those two dates, an unexpected air action took place. Involved were a well-known Japanese air ace, a little-known four-engine American heavy bomber, and U.S. Army photographer Sgt. Anthony J. Marchione.