“SWIMMANDOS” NOW
NEW RAIDING UNIT (9 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct 17. The United States Army is developing a new raiding unit, “Swimmandos, the members of which are trained to swim rivers, raid enemy shore installations. knife sentries and establish bridgeheads for full-scale attacks. The “Swimmandos” wear shorts, -With knives in their belts and rifles bn their backs, and transport their Tommy guns and ammunition on tiny rafts,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20918, 19 October 1942, Page 2
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67“SWIMMANDOS” NOW Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20918, 19 October 1942, Page 2
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