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Kill Yamamoto: The Mission to Avenge Pearl Harbor - Part 2

Conflicted: A History Podcast

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The Navy Cross and the Army Air Force - The Story of the Yamamoto Mission

Tom lanfear and Rex barber were stripped of their chance to receive the medal of honor. They could have had the highest decoration in the land, but because of one stupid conversation on a golf course in new zealand, it would be ripped away forever. It was a slap in the face, a stinging rebuke that soured the hard earned feelings of success and accomplishment. And the worst part was, mitch hadn't even been there at all. He was pure y collateral damage of admiral halsey's wrath,. Even though he, probably more than any other man in the squadron, deserved to receive it.

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