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Marines reopen second WWII-era airfield to prep for future combat
A recently refurbished, World War II-era airfield is the second such ... service's June recertification of an airfield on the ...
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1st to fight: Pacific War Marines
On the Pacific island of Guadalcanal in 1942 ... U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning point of WWII. 1ST TO FIGHT: PACIFIC WAR MARINES, narrated by actor Jon Seda, documents ...
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Pacific War author’s ‘Guam,’ due in March, fills a void
“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...
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Civilians on Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was one of the bloodiest and costliest of World War II in the Pacific. The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the ...
US Airborne Rangers parachute in to seize a Pacific airbase, preparing for war with China
Airfields are few and far between across the vast reaches of the western Pacific Ocean ... seizures during World War II, ...