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Contents Editor’s Note ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 April to June 1943 17 2 June 30, 1943, to December 27, 1944 29 3 December 27, 1944, to March 31, 1945 47 4 April 1 to April 12, 1945 58 5 April 12 to May 6, 1945 77 6 May 7 to June 11, 1945 90 7 June 11 to August 14, 1945 111 Appendix A: Command and Staff Roster, Ninth Defense Battalion, during the New Georgia Campaign, 1943 116 Appendix B: Command and Staff Roster, Eleventh Marines, during the Okinawa Campaign, 1945 118 Appendix C: U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Phonetic Alphabet, 1943 120 Appendix D: Report of FO Duty from April 27 through May 1, 1945— First Lieutenant Donner, H Battery, Eleventh Marines 121 Notes 123 Glossary 132 Index 137 Donner text.indb 7 3/28/12 10:35 AM Donner text.indb 8 3/28/12 10:35 AM ...

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