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...earlier, eight-day engagement, planes of the U.S. Navy, the R.A.F. and the Canadian Air Force sank six subs, attacked nine others. Not one sub got close enough to fire a torpedo...
Sting the Hornets. Under one of the Navy's crack carrier commanders, Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall, powerful task forces plowed through the night toward atolls 500 miles north and west of the Gilberts. At least four carriers, perhaps more, readied their winged brood. At day break torpedo and dive bombers and Hellcat escorts swarmed from the flattops. Their objectives: Kwajalein and Wotje atolls, the Marshalls' strongest points...
...minutes past noon, low-flying torpedo planes came within gunfire range and dropped their torpedoes. They were shot down by our anti-aircraft batteries. One. Two. Three. All exploded and burned...
...fifth wave milled around in what had turned into broad daylight. Now the naval gunfire mounted to an unbelievable crescendo of thunder, smoke and fire. Then came the planes, dropping big bombs, little bombs, incendiary bombs. Wave after wave after wave of torpedo-bombers and dive-bombers from carriers crossed and crisscrossed Betio. Offshore, the rough sea tossed the Higgins craft and drenched the Marines and their weapons...
...regular nightly diversion is what we call a snooper shoot. The Japs' reconnaissance planes circle like midges, dropping flares to summon torpedo bombers. Our main batteries light out with unexpected bursts. Sometimes we let go with everything and the tracers dance across the sea like ping-pong balls. It is impossible in the darkness to count how many we shoot down...