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Page 77
... four destroyers , sailed from Singapore to take the war to the Japa- nese off Malaya . There had been intelligence that Japanese landings were in progress near Kota Bharu , about 350 airline miles to the north . Phillips was expecting ...
... four destroyers , sailed from Singapore to take the war to the Japa- nese off Malaya . There had been intelligence that Japanese landings were in progress near Kota Bharu , about 350 airline miles to the north . Phillips was expecting ...
Page 241
... four remaining pasted - together , ramshackle P - 40s buzzed overhead as air cover for the half hour they could reasonably be expected to be effective against chance low - level intruders . The general seemed to enjoy his ride . He ...
... four remaining pasted - together , ramshackle P - 40s buzzed overhead as air cover for the half hour they could reasonably be expected to be effective against chance low - level intruders . The general seemed to enjoy his ride . He ...
Page 256
... four hundred yards wide and five fathoms deep . But as we proceeded , the depth ominously started decreasing . With a glass - smooth sea and the sun astern , I could see the greenish coral bottom and sides , the latter closing in to four ...
... four hundred yards wide and five fathoms deep . But as we proceeded , the depth ominously started decreasing . With a glass - smooth sea and the sun astern , I could see the greenish coral bottom and sides , the latter closing in to four ...
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aboard Adair Admiral Hart Admiral Stark aircraft Allied alongside American anchor arrived ashore Asiatic Fleet attack Australia Bali Bataan boat bombers bombs British Camranh Bay Captain Cavite Chief of Naval CinC coast Commander in Chief Corregidor crew cruisers December deck deckhouse defense destroyers Dutch East enemy engine February Filipino fire fish forces Fremantle Geraldton Glassford gunboat Hart's headed heavy Helfrich Houston intercept Island Japan Japanese Java Kimmel Lanikai later LCDR Lieutenant Commander Luzon MacArthur Madoera Strait Manila Mariveles miles Naval Operations Navy Cross night Oahu officer Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Pecos Philippines planes President radio raid Rear Admiral Rockwell Roosevelt sail sent ship ship's Singapore skipper soon staff Strait submarine Surabaya Tjilatjap told Tolley torpedo U.S. Army U.S. Naval U.S. Navy United USS Lanikai vessel Walruff warning warships Washington wind wrote