Burning Of 1st Marine Division Records, Guadalcanal 1942…. � ~ BLOGGER.GUNNY.G.1984 ~ (BLOG & EMAIL):
"Burning Of 1st Marine Division Records, Guadalcanal 1942….
August 11, 2011 Gunny G
Lieutenant General Merrill B. Twining tells about burning of records in 1942 on Guadalcanal….
General Merrill B. Twining [page 151] “…one drizzly morning Jerry Thomas phoned and told me, “The Old Man [General A. A. Vandegrift] is talking again about going up in the hills and falling on his sword. He�€™s coming up to see you. For Chrissake, be careful about what you say.” The sky was alive with scudding dark clouds.
I didn�€™t need Jerry�€™s gloomy message. Besides, why was the general coming to see instead of vice versa?"
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