Word: latters
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...total of 23 days on the front lines without one day of relief from the Marines whom we relieved on the morning of June 17. Your article stated that the Marine divisions had to wait for us, which is untrue. They make it a practice to attack during the latter part of the morning, thereby holding up our advance a number of mornings. Aslito airfield, "the primary objective," was taken by our regiment after the Marines had twice tried in vain. Other units of the division had the job of taking Mount Tapotchau while the Marines took both flanks...
Alexander also disclosed that a big British fleet was on its way to the Orient-a fleet powerful enough to cope with the whole Japanese Navy, if the latter should happen to get in the way. Almost as he spoke, the Jap radio at Singapore squeaked that 24 British warships had arrived in the Indian Ocean-a force which included four carriers and ten battleships...
Original victors were Walter E. Robb, 3rd '48, and Alan Balsam '48, the latter of whom was a nominee by petition. Two days later Noonan reported that Richard A. Snelling '48, who had lost out by only four votes in the first tally, had been added to the list of winning candidates...
Contrary to popular legend, there is no reason to believe that the Japanese troops who will defend the Philippines, Formosa, China or even Japan proper will be better fighting men than those encountered on thei Pacific islands : the latter have been largely Imperial marines, rated as good as the best of the Jap Army...
...Marine Corps history. The others: ex-Commandant (now Minister to South Africa) Thomas Holcomb, and present Commandant Alexander Archer Vandegrift. * At least three other Army divisions in the Pacific have had their commanders relieved in mid-battle: the 32nd (Buna), the 7th (Attu), the 43rd (New Georgia-the latter two by admirals...