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USS Minneapolis - The coconut log patch that saved a heavy cruiser with its bow gone
During the night battle off Guadalcanal in late 1942, USS Minneapolis led an attack and was struck by torpedoes that tore open the ship and wrecked the bow. The transcript describes how the cruiser ...
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Guadalcanal - The hellish campaign that forged the modern Marines
In 1942, US Marines launched America’s first major amphibious offensive of WW2 at Guadalcanal. Isolated, undersupplied, and under relentless night attacks, they held Henderson Field against repeated ...
The 164th Infantry Remembrance Association aims to preserve the legacy of North Dakota soldiers who fought at Guadalcanal during World War II. The 164th Infantry Remembrance Association is a new group ...
The “TODAY IN HISTORY feature in The Plain Dealer each day may be overlooked by some, but for me it is required reading. Most every day, there is at least one event listed that makes me contemplate ...
An effort to recover remains from the site of Japan’s wartime Chosei Coal Mine disaster has left a diver dead. In 1942, 183 people – including Koreans forced into labor for Japan’s war effort – lost ...
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