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How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest
Both Norman Scott and Daniel J. Callaghan would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the intense ...
Cañon City Daily Record on MSN7d
Neighbors: Cañon City’s Roy Roper celebrates his 100th birthday surrounded by family
The average American man lives about 74 years, in which time many lead successful careers, extend family lines and retire to ...
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How the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal escalated into an all-out slugfest
Gunichi Mikawa surprised an Allied cruiser squadron off Savo Island, sinking USS Astoria, Quincy and Vincennes and His Majesty’s Australian Ship Canberra. It left the Allies demoralized.
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The crocodile casualties of the second world war
Earlier, at the Battle of Savo Island (near to Guadalcanal), the sinking of the USS Vincennes dumped a thousand men in the water. They were attacked by swarms of sharks which the rescuing ships tried ...