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17-10-24 Garand Picture of the Day - Merrils Marauders
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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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That's a packboard for a mule they have there isn't it?
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I believe you are right Jim. Tough men in Merrils outfit. Along with the 1st. SSF. to name a couple.
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That's a before photo. They didn't look so clean when they got back.
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Originally Posted by
Daan Kemp
That's a before photo. They didn't look so clean when they got back.
A week after Myitkyina fell, on 10 August 1944, the 5307th was disbanded with a final total of 130 combat-effective officers and men (out of the original 2,997). Of the 2,750 to enter Burma, only two were left alive who had never been hospitalized with wounds or major illness. None of the horses and only 41 mules survived.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
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Mark in Rochester
None of the horses and only 41 mules survived.
I'll bet a great number were eaten...
Originally Posted by
Mark in Rochester
Of the 2,750 to enter Burma, only two were left alive who had never been hospitalized
Wow...!
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