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Diving back in to my family’s military history during WWII. Realized today that moth my great-uncles were on #Guadalcanal November 14-15th with different USAAF units, one a fighter pilot, the other a bomber co-pilot.
That night was hell on earth as the Japanese shelled the crap out of Henderson in support of their last ditch effort to take the island back. The morning of the 15th Uncle Bill took off with the other B-26Bs from the 70thBS and knocked the crap out of the landing party.
Then, there not being enough fuel on the island, turned and headed to Espiritu Santo. Their plane would never make it. They ditched in 20-30 foot seas at over 150 mph. All 7 member of the crew were declared MIA/KIA (and potentially a Marine hitching a ride).
Jan 1943: FD Roosevelt and Churchill, at the Casablanca Conference, resolved to retaliate against Japan on multiple fronts in the Pacific, starting in New Guinea.
One result was the April 1944 landing of 22,500 troops at Aitape (ai-ta-pee), on New Guinea’s north coast.
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One result was the April 1944 landing of 22,500 troops at Aitape (ai-ta-pee), on New Guinea’s north coast.
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The fight for New Guinea’s airfields was part of a threefold effort to attack the Japanese Empire:
1) to divert attention to the Southwest Pacific in time for USA to strike in the north;
2) to eliminate the Japanese SW Pacific Area HQ at Rabaul;
3) to retake the Philippines.
The fight for New Guinea’s airfields was part of a threefold effort to attack the Japanese Empire:
1) to divert attention to the Southwest Pacific in time for USA to strike in the north;
2) to eliminate the Japanese SW Pacific Area HQ at Rabaul;
3) to retake the Philippines.
April 21 1944:
The Greatest Generation.
Approaching Aitape, New Guinea.
Australian Air Force ground crews of Mobile Works, Design and Survey & Signals Units receive last-minute instructions on the hot deck of an LST (Landing Ship Tank).
They were to rebuild the enemy airfields.⤵️
The Greatest Generation.
Approaching Aitape, New Guinea.
Australian Air Force ground crews of Mobile Works, Design and Survey & Signals Units receive last-minute instructions on the hot deck of an LST (Landing Ship Tank).
They were to rebuild the enemy airfields.⤵️
Trump traveled to Wilmington, NC today to commemorate the end of World War II in the Pacific, here are a few facts to remind him of what #TrumpsAmerica looks like:
.@realdonaldtrump, 1,732 Americans died in the naval battles off #Guadalcanal. #Covid19 kills as many Americans every two days. #TrumpsAmerica
.@realdonaldtrump, 1,759 Americans were killed at #Tarawa. Every two days, #Covid19 kills as many Americans. #TrumpsAmerica
.@realdonaldtrump, 1,759 Americans were killed at #Tarawa. Every two days, #Covid19 kills as many Americans. #TrumpsAmerica
.@realdonaldtrump, 2,403 Americans died at Pearl Harbor. #Covid19 takes that many American lives every three days. #TrumpsAmerica
.@realdonaldtrump, 2,500 Americans died on #DDay. #Covid19 kills that many Americans every three days. #TrumpsAmerica
.@realdonaldtrump, 2,500 Americans died on #DDay. #Covid19 kills that many Americans every three days. #TrumpsAmerica
