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Post by westernaus on Jan 20, 2011 21:15:00 GMT 8
Hi all , I came across this web site BW-1942apriljuly to get into the web site the title has to be jumbled up . It has some information on Battan , Corregidor and the surrender. Also some escapes and escape attempts from the Philippines by Army Air Force People . The information may fill .in a few gaps . Regards Westernaus
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Post by okla on Mar 8, 2011 5:06:58 GMT 8
Hey Guys....I have been engrossed in military history almost as long as I can remember, but learned long ago that something new crops up almost every day. It is just now that I learn that the US (not to mention the Australians) suffered many more casualties at "Bloody Buna", on New Guinea than we did at the much more famous struggle for Guadalcanal. The figures I saw do not include the heavy Navy losses, just ground troops. Strange how some campaigns grab historian's attention while others don't resonate as they should. Both these offensives took place at approximately the same time 1942- early '43, but the fight on and around the 'canal grabbed the headlines. This, I am sure, was in part due to the terrific Naval battles up and down the "slot". New Guinea saw no such sea actions, still Gen'l MacArthur's PIO boys usually saw that he and his units got the lion's share of publicity. He certainly saw to it that the "Diggers" were short changed in this department. The Aussies did heavy duty fighting at Buna-Gona, but few in this country realize just how much of the load the guys with the "floppy hats" shouldered in the muck at New Guinea. Of course, MacArthur's PIO guys were up against a pretty competent PIO bunch at USMC Hq. Just thought I would throw this out there. I was really surprised at the disparity in ground troop losses. Cheers.
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