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Word: peatross (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Lieut. Oscar Peatross of Raleigh, N.C. found his detachment in the Japs' rear. Three of his men were killed. Lieut. Peatross and the rest burned trucks, killed Jap couriers, destroyed a radio station, finally fought their way back to the beach and returned to their ship, wondering what had happened to Carlson and the main detachment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Forty Hours on Makin | 9/7/1942 | See Source »

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