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Private First Class Frank Pomroy
Pomroy saw some of the fiercest, most brutal fighting of World War II at Guadalcanal.
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The Hinge of Fate: From the Collection to the Classroom
Richard B. Frank, author of Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle (1990); Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire (1999); and MacArthur (2007); lectures on the decisive battles of the Pacific war.
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Betty Jacobs
Betty Jacobs grew up in World War II. She spent much of the war pledging her time and effort to aiding troops in New Orleans, her hometown.
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War on a Shoestring: The Fight for Guadalcanal
The August 1942 landing on Guadalcanal was a colossal improvisation, concocted on the fly to take advantage of a recent dramatic turn in the Pacific war.
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Sergeant Benton J. Broussard
A native of Crowley, Louisiana, the bilingual Broussard served as a translator for the 507th Infantry Regiment, giving his life shortly after D-Day.
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