Honoring Merrill’s Marauders — Pacific Paratrooper

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Wichita Genealogist

There is a passing member of Merrill’s Marauders in the Farewell Salutes today.   This post is an attempt to honor their contributions. James E. Richardson “If they can walk and carry a gun,” Major General Joseph Stillwell presciently told Brigadier General Frank Merrill in 1943, “they can fight!” After being run out of the Burmese […]

Honoring Merrill’s Marauders — Pacific Paratrooper.

Thank you James E. Richardson, for your service during World War II.

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3 Responses to Honoring Merrill’s Marauders — Pacific Paratrooper

  1. GP Cox says:
    January 5, 2021 at 5:14 AM

    Thank you for sharing this post.

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    Reply
  2. SLIMJIM says:
    February 3, 2021 at 6:29 PM

    An amazing unit

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