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DAVID ANDERSON AND THE BATTLE OF PELELIU

Adele M. Suslick

Sep 28, 2017
5 min

DAVID ANDERSON AND THE BATTLE OF PELELIU

The Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania launched the Island Mail in 1941. Built to carry 499 passengers, it...

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David Anderson and the Battle of Peleliu

Sep 28, 2017
5 min

David Anderson and the Battle of Peleliu

By Adele M. Suslick, Museum Education Committee Chair The Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania launched the...

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