Merrill's Marauders

The Battle of Myitkyina During World War II, a major battle took place between the Japanese and American forces which would come to be known as the Battle of Myitkyina. This battle lasted from March 15, 1944 to August 3, 1944 and took place mainly on the Ava Bridge located in the Northern Burma Region. The Battle of Myitkyina resulted in the Myitkyina Airfield being seized which was the last remaining stronghold controlled by the Japanese forces. This battle would prove to be a decisive factor for victory in the Norther Burma Region as the destruction of the Ava Bridge would prove fatal for the enemy’s foot hold. Merrill’s Marauders would succeed in causing disruptions required to throw their enemy into confusion by successfully maneuvering…

300 miles on the old Burma Road until we arrived at a small, walled city, Paoshan, on November 30, 1943. With this end, we set up our field hospital above the Burma Road at the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains next to a Chinese cemetery in an area formerly used by the original Flying Tigers before they joined the U.S. Air Force. Finding a long, narrow building we converted into a hospital. All personnel slept in British tents, four to a tent, on army cots. Next was the second platoon which…