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511th Parachute Regiment and 1945 Los Baños Raid
2021-04-03T20:49:58-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fc4/20210403210817003_hd.jpgJeremy Holm talked about his book, When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo: The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II, MacArthur’s Secret Weapon and Heroes of Los Baños. He chronicled the regiment’s 1945 liberation of over 2,100 Allied civilian and military personnel from the Japanese military’s Los Baños internment camp in the Philippines. The MacArthur Memorial hosted this event and provided the video.
Jeremy Holm talked about his book, When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo: The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II, MacArthur’s Secret… read more
Jeremy Holm talked about his book, When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo: The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II, MacArthur’s Secret Weapon and Heroes of Los Baños. He chronicled the regiment’s 1945 liberation of over 2,100 Allied civilian and military personnel from the Japanese military’s Los Baños internment camp in the Philippines. The MacArthur Memorial hosted this event and provided the video. close
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