Saratoga Damaged at Iwo Jima Then Repaired and Back in Action
Navy reports the aircraft carrier Saratoga sustaining heavy damage during the Iwo Jima battle with 315 casualties, including 123 dead or missing and 192 wounded, then being quickly repaired at Puget Sound Navy Yard and returning to service.
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Washington
Navy
Saratoga
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pearl Harbor
Navy Rt
Hawaiian Islands
Wake Island
States
Midway
Guadalcanal
Eastern Solomons
Yuryo
Solomons
Ruse Gives Yanks Chance To Flee Ambush Near Davao
Near Davao in the Min Danao jungle along the Davao river a Japanese ambush scattered a 24th division patrol. Patrol Leader Corp. Clifford Simmons ordered a company as Japanese troops prepared to advance. The doughboys fired from the brush forcing the attackers to dive for cover. Four men swam back to safety while others kept the flood of fire.
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Davao
Mindanao
Davao River
Corp
Clifford Simmons
Clementon, N. M
Simmons
Warship Returns to South Pacific Duty in 1942
The vessel again laid up after a marine torpedo strike but returned to the South Pacific to assume duty during the winter and spring of 1942 to 1943.
Centipede Sightings Prompt Sudden Exit in West Indies
A captured remark notes sudden departure after an encounter as a long centipede, about a foot in length, was found in the West Indies. The terse account emphasizes danger perception and quick retreat.
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West Indies
Topeka Meaning and Giraffe Heel Fact
Topeka means good place to raise potatoes in Indian. The heel of a giraffe is about four feet from the ground.
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