80 years ago today, June 7, 1944
Don A. Farrell is an educator, local historian, and author based on Tinian. He is known for his research and publications on the history of the Mariana Islands with an
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CNMI: Memorial for Navajo code talkers and Saipan scouts
A memorial court of honour, for the Navajo code talkers and the Marianas marine scouts will soon be erected on Saipan.
Arnold Palacios Carmen Cantor Ronald Regan National Navajo Code Talkers Day Northern Islands Municipal Council International Affairs
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The Uncle I Never Met, Uncle Walt's Story, Plus Purple Hearts and Other Medals Returned
Treasurers note: In honor of Veterans Day this coming weekend, the majority of this newsletter is devoted to our nation’s veterans. We all owe
Republic Of New York United States Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Will County Camp Butler National Cemetery
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The Uncle I Never Met, Uncle Walt's Story, Plus Purple Hearts and Other Medals Returned
Treasurers note: In honor of Veterans Day this coming weekend, the majority of this newsletter is devoted to our nation’s veterans. We all owe the
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State Treasurer Mike Frerichs Returns Purple Heart To Will County Family of WWII Veteran
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced today that he has returned a Purple Heart awarded to a late Will County Marine to his only
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Seligman native killed in World War II recently buried in California
Recovery Seligman native Wilbur Mitts and fellow airmen Jay Manown and Anthony Di Petta were killed when their single-engine torpedo bomber was shot down while participating in Operation Forager, the
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A Seaside serviceman lost to the sea in 1944 is finally returning to his family.
One of Diana Ward’s strongest memories from her childhood in Seaside is taking flowers to the ocean with her grandmother, somewhere between Lovers Point and Asilomar, she thinks, to be
Mission Memorial Park United States Seaside Elementary School Pearl Harbor Lovers Point Monterey High School
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Marianas Turkey Shoot—Plus Seventy-Five
It was those U.S. Navy airmen who won that the penultimate fleet engagement in world history.
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USS Colorado (BB-45) Moments After Being Struck by a Kamikaze
Military History On May 5, 1944, the massive USS Colorado battleship left San Francisco for Pearl Harbor as part of Operation Forager, the Allied bid to seize the Central Pacific from the hands of the Imperial Japanese forces. During an extremely violent encounter in Tinian, gunner Robert E.
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