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June 4, 2022
Twin brothers, Johnie and Louie Baima, were strapping young men when they enlisted together during World War II, and served side-by-side in the jungles of Burma as members of the 5307th Composite Unit, better known to history as “Merrill’s Marauders.”
May 29, 2022
It has taken nearly 78 years, but a band of soldiers from an Army unit nicknamed "Merrills Marauders," who undertook one of the most dangerous and pivotal missions of World
May 25, 2022
Lawmakers on Wednesday awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Merrill’s Marauders, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor to the famed Army unit from World War II.
April 30, 2022
Robert E. Passanisi, who as a 17-year-old doctored his birth certificate in 1942 so that he could join the Army and ended up in Burma as one of Merrill’s Marauders, died on Tuesday at his home in Lindenhurst, N.Y. He was 97.
April 27, 2022
Raleigh Nayes, 99, died Thursday in Chippewa Falls, Wis., just one day after the Army veteran had received the Congressional Gold Medal for his role in fighting with the famed Merrill’s Marauders in Burma during World War II.
December 1, 2021
Ben Railton discusses the crucial work of the Hawaii Territorial Guard, from the capture of the first Japanese prisoner of war after Pearl Harbor, to the eventual formation of the Varsity Victory Volunteers.
June 12, 2021
POMEROY, Ohio — The remains of World War II soldier, Army Pfc. James Wilmer White arrived in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday evening ahead of services plan
June 11, 2021
POMEROY, Ohio — The remains of World War II soldier, Army Pfc. James Wilmer White arrived in Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday evening ahead of services plan
May 12, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced this week that Army Pfc. James W. White, 21, of Chester, Ohio, killed during Worl
May 11, 2021
Remains identified as Ohio infantryman killed during WWII White will be buried June 12, 2021, in Long Bottom, Ohio. Share Updated: 1:40 PM EDT May 11, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff SOURCE: DPAA The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. White will be buried June 12, 2021, in Long Bottom, Ohio. Share Updated: 1:40 PM EDT May 11, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff Remains left unidentified for...