Word: torokina
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1944-1944
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Scrambling ashore with the Marines on bloody Cape Torokina, a magnetic wire recorder (TIME, May 17) strapped to his back, Sergeant Maypole made the first recording of a U.S. landing on Jap-held shores. It will be heard by radio listeners when & if the Marines release it. From Marine Headquarters' accounts, the recording was of good quality, and the Sergeant acquitted himself well...
| 1 |