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The airfield cargo that saved a Japanese fleet
A US heavy cruiser is dead in the North Pacific, adrift before a superior Japanese fleet-will the Aleutian campaign be lost?
The airfield cargo that saved a Japanese fleet
This episode covers the critical naval engagement in the North Pacific where the USS Salt Lake City faced a formidable Japanese force. It explores the strategic importance of the Aleutian Islands and the desperate measures taken to secure them.
Date: March 27, 1943
Location: North Pacific
American Commander: Rear Admiral Charles McMorris
Japanese Commander: Vice Admiral Boshirō Hosogaya
American Ships: USS Salt Lake City…
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