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June 21st, 1944 – TBF/Ms and F4Fs from USS White Plains (CVE 66) sink Japanese cargo ship Shoun Maru off Rota, Saipan

John Currin (JC) posted June 21st, 1944 – TBF/Ms and F4Fs from USS White Plains (CVE 66) sink Japanese cargo ship Shoun Maru off Rota, Saipan https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hCOCmHrJcbc/V2l51c3d1QI/AAAAAAAAWyk/u3bEofLWJqQ0xHePawLx7FC4M5ECPZsXA/911a7c53-e3ac-47a8-b36b-22be339400af?imgmax=1024
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June 13th, 1943 – USS Frazier (DD 607) sinks Japanese submarine (I 9), east of Sirius Point, Kiska, Aleutian Islands

John Currin (JC) posted June 13th, 1943 – USS Frazier (DD 607) sinks Japanese submarine (I 9), east of Sirius Point, Kiska, Aleutian Islands https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2Cx3BEgq5-M/V17t4mf-kiI/AAAAAAAAWnI/umLHdj7ZY8I59DLFxpLwLIK58w20RRb0Q/4e57aa31-b386-428d-97e4-8324b2d07050?imgmax=1024
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June 11th, 1944 – While operating off the Ryukyu Chain, Japan, two Japanese kamikazes attack USS LCS(L)(3) 122. Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr. organizes a counter attack, downs one of the kamikazes, and damages the second before it crashes into his vessel. Severely wounded and suffering severe burns, he leads his men to fight the fires and rescue crewmembers. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on this occasion, McCool is awarded the Medal of Honor

John Currin (JC) posted June 11th, 1944 – While operating off the Ryukyu Chain, Japan, two Japanese kamikazes attack USS LCS(L)(3) 122. Lt. Richard M. McCool, Jr. organizes a counter attack, downs one of the kamikazes, and damages the second before it crashes into his vessel. Severely wounded and suffering severe burns, he leads his men to fight the fires and rescue crewmembers. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity on this occasion, McCool is awarded the Medal of Honor https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GVe5_fZqUfc/V1xKzpaiHKI/AAAAAAAAWk4/SPFzJl7tE7QslvcLDGGnD2TJYsCDs2phg/f5f98a26-cc4c-42ee-9b77-6f255966fc14?imgmax=1024
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Man Survived 22,000-Foot Fall Out of a B-17 Bomber – http://wrhstol.com/1fp7aIF

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Alan Magee of Angel Fire ranked among the luckiest of those who served in the Army-Air Force during World War II. A B-17 ball turret gunner, Magee had no choice but to jump out of a disabled, spinning-out-of-control bomber from about 22,000 feet. A drop of more than four miles…. – http://wrhstol.com/1fp7aIF

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