Carlson's Raiders
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| On August 17, 1942, the 2nd Raider Marine Battalion, launched from two submarines, under the the command of Lt-Col- Evans Carlson (photo above), fought their way ashore to defeat a numerically superior Japanese garrison. Carlson himself was awarded the Navy Cross, and Sgt Clyde A. Thomasen became the first Marine during World War II to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
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