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Target: Makin Island

On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.

By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine

4 years ago

World War II airman to be buried June 5 in California

Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Vincent J. Rogers Jr. will be buried at Riverside National Cemetery in California June 5

By Kent Miller

5 years ago

Remains of WWII airman who inspired museum’s exhibit ID’d

The remains of a New York airman whose trove of 200-plus wartime letters inspired a California museum’s popular World War II exhibit have been identified 75 years after he died in a crash off a Pacific island.

5 years ago

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