Word: beaching
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Neither Madrid nor Stalingrad nor Cassino had the elements of this fantastic fight for Intramuros . . ." And still another comes from Bob Sherrod, veteran of New Guinea and Attu, of Tarawa and Saipan, who landed with the Marines on Iwo Jima : "Shortly before we hit the beach three mortar shells dropped in the water beyond us, but the Higgins boat crunched on the shore and without even getting our feet wet we ran up the steep beach and started digging in. ... That first night can only be described as a nightmare in hell. The Japs rained heavy mortars and rockets...
...third reason is the weapons with which the Japs packed Iwo. The beaches were not so easily defended as the rocks and ravines to the north. Yet an incomplete count on the 4th Division's 1,500-yd. beach alone scored ten blockhouses, seven artillery positions, more than 50 pillboxes (the total of pillboxes on Iwo will run into the thousands). The Japs had planted many mints-more than they had in all the rest of their lost islands...
Coming from the Commander United States Eighth Fleet, the award cited Lt. Seaman "For distinguishing himself by meritorious service as Commander of a company of the First Beach Battalion during the amphibious invasion of Southern France on 15 August...
...citation continued: "During initial assault phases Lt. Seaman efficiently co-ordinated action of his command with those of Naval Combat Demolition Units, Pontoon Causeway Units, and the off-shore traffic control unit to provide for the prompt clearing, organization and efficient operation of his beach areas . . . (Lt. Seaman) contributed materially to the success of the invasion and to proper maintenance of the Allied Armies in Southern France...
...romancing" the bandleaders, crooners, record jockeys and network program directors. Their job is to get new and unknown tunes performed often enough to catch the popular ear and taste. To get their songs played, pluggers may have to bribe, cajole, suffer insults, golf with crooners, take conductors to the beach, keep blues singers in flowers, whiskey or cigarets...