They Sent 40 'Criminals' to Fight 30,000 Japanese — What Happened Next Created Navy SEALs

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They Sent 40 'Criminals' to Fight 30,000 Japanese — What Happened Next Created Navy SEALs

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At 8:44 a.m. on June 15th, 1944, First Lieutenant Frank Tachsky crouched in a Higgins boat 300 yards from Saipan's southern beaches as Japanese artillery shells exploded in the surf around him. The 29-year-old Marine officer from New Brighton, Pennsylvania, commanded 40 men behind him, every single one selected from the brig or punishment details, ... Read More

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