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From: Joe Osman
Date: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: A thought regarding Midway invasion
From: Joe Osman
Date: Monday, March 31, 2008 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: A thought regarding Midway invasion
>
> However, didn't the USAAF brag openly in public that they were the ones who
> sunk the enemy carriers?
Yes, sailors returning to Pearl Harbor were jeered at the dockside by
USAAF personnel and a big barfight between officers of the USAAF and
the Navy occured at a Honolulu bar.
Joe
