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Old February 17th, 2008, 02:54 AM
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"186th landed against slight opposition on Biak Island 27 May 44".

There was machine gun fire coming ashore if the author wishes to refer to that as slight, what that fails to mention is there was one hell of a fight from cave to cave at close range with demolition blocks and flame throwers taking that awful bloody place.
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