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Show Fired First and Last Shots at Jap Invaders The leathernecks of the V, S. 4th marine regiment, shown as they were briefed before their landing at Yo-kosuka, Yo-kosuka, Jap naval base at the entrance to Tokyo bay, by their commanding officer, Lt. Col. Fred D. Beans of Annapolis, Md. The 4th marines served in China, from 1927, then defended Corregidor. As raiders they saw action in Solomon campaigns, Emirau, Guam, Okinawa and finally landed on Japan proper with General MacArthur's surrender commission. They have the honor of firing some of the first and last shots. |