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  • Bale, Edward Hawaii and Retraining

    Edward Bale heard of a Japanese soldier throwing a magnetic mine on a tank inland of Red 3 beach. He did not learn the details.

  • Bale, Edward Heroes and Dogs

    Edward Bale saw most of his company's [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Corps Tank Battalion (medium)] casualties at Tarawa were from hea

  • Bale, Edward Invasion of Tarawa

    Edward Bale and his Marine Corps Medium Tank Company were told that the enemy resistance on the island of Tarawa would be obliterated by naval gunf

  • Bale, Edward Japanese Soldiers

    Edward Bale witnessed attacks by Japanese troops who were inebriated.

  • Bale, Edward Nagasaki

    Edward Bale began training for the invasion of Japan after the end of the combat on Okinawa. He knew what to expect of the Japanese defenders.

  • Bale, Edward Okinawa

    Edward Bale went to Okinawa at the beginning of the assault as part of a deception force that did not land.

  • Bale, Edward Postwar Military Career

    After three months in Japan, Edward Bale had the necessary points to rotate back to the United States.

  • Bale, Edward Reflections

    Edward Bale became a Vice President of a Dallas banking firm following his retirement from the Marine Corps.

  • Bale, Edward Saipan

    Edward Bale witnessed the pre-landing bombardment of Saipan. The Navy had learned from previous experiences.

  • Bale, Edward Tank Combat on Tarawa

    Edward Bale did not see any particular danger to his tanks in the second and third day of combat on Tarawa except for magnetic mines the Japanese w

  • Bale, Edward The M4 Sherman Tank

    Edward Bale operated the M4 Medium Tank [Annotator's Note: also known as the Sherman] during World War 2 except when he was in the Defense Bat

  • Bale, Edward Tinian

    Edward Bale and his tanks loaded into LCMs [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft, Mechanized] and then into an LSD [Annotator's Note: Landing

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