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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
20. Following a massive naval bombardment 35,000 US and Canadian troops stormed ashore at Kiska. 21 troops were killed in the firefight. It would have been worse if there had been Japanese on the island.
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Totally Green Cherries on a cold foggy island in the middle of nowhere. WIth PISS POOR intelligence on the enemy 'supposidly' on the island, and NO communications between forces for the most part. Had a cousin in 7ID in the Aleutians campaign. Suffered from severe arthiritis after that, laying in artic waters etc... From jungle training to the artic.. yep.. that's the to condition them.