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Underground Japs Lurked as Marines Advance at Island Beach
Robert Flynn reports on a brutal day of fighting with Marines sweeping a mangrove covered beach. Engineers spotted a Jap in a palm frond dugout and Lt. Hetherington fired. others killed 50-plus enemies in 40 yards square using grenades and carbine fire. Capt. Stoltz and Sgt. Hagen earned Silver Stars. heavy mortars, flamethrowers, and Navy Avengers aided the advance amid hot, muddy conditions and civilians rescued from native villages.
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Robert Flynn
Albany
N. Y
Hetherington
Chris Hagen
Fairmont
Minn
Hagen
Sons of Bitches
Pfc
Joseph Tucker
Live Oak
Fla
Mizony
Carl Stoltz
Binghamton
Stoltz
Sam Cameron
Akron
Ohio
William
Mac) Wemyrs
Tennessee
Delbert
Pop) Markham
California
Markham
Charles Hallden
Brooklyn
Gilberts
Kwajalein
Louis Pawlinga
Utica
George Johnson
Sikeston
Earl Bodiford
Pocahontas
Tenn
Bodiford
Col. Cornett
Navy
Ohnny Buushemi
Dean
Roth
Ewn Rosecrans
Smith
Avengers
Waldo Drake
USN
Pacific Fleet Pro
Hal O'Flaherty
Chicago Daily News
Johnny
Capt
Drake
O’flaherty
Capt. Drake
Lt. Roth
Sgt. Rosecrans
Chief Dean