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Expendable Men and a Last Flight from Mindanao
In April 1942 on Mindanao Island, an aviator recalls orders from General Sharp to evacuate key personnel to Australia. Bulkeley and crew evade a cruiser battle and face gas shortages, while others plan a trail to Lake Lanao. A bomber escape, final messages to MacArthur, and Peggy’s last words frame a grim farewell.
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Cebu
Cox
Kelly
Harris
Reynolds
Bulkeley
Mindanao
Iligan
Wainwright
Australia
del Monte
Sharp
Melbourne
MacArthur
Akers
Lake Lanao
Mindanao Island
States
Kalasangay
San Francisco
Navy
Army
General Sharp
Islands
Peggy
Corregidor
Signal-Corps
Bataan