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Show fin Hawaii ... (W..,W I -y . ; . - I ' 'I Pfc Harry L. Allred Hawaii Maneuvers Includes Marine From Springville ,nHfAVHa'y L- AUred' SOn 0f Mr- d I rS; Vu'gil Allred of 134 So. 4th West, Springville, Utah. I h e Brigade was air-lifted Horn the island of Hawaii to the .aeone Marine corps Air fetation on Oahu in one of the biggest big-gest air operations ever conducted by the Marine Corps. Starting with the explosion of a half-billion candlepower bomb simulating a nuclear drop, the war games were the final phase of two months of intensive training on three of the Hawaiian Islands - Principal assualt element was the reinforced 4th Regiment, ground unit of the brigade. The air arm, Marine Aircraft Group 13, provided, all types of aerial support. On D-Day, 941 Marines and 231,-325 231,-325 pounds of cargo were transported trans-ported in 15 four-engined R5Ds. Close air support, bombing runs and interception of "enemy" aircraft air-craft were made by the fighter and attack squadrons of the group. Helicopters accounted for transportation trans-portation of 216 more men and their equipment. |