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Jun 6, 2019
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Goliath
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And if you respond to 2Fargone's point by saying
the Marine Corps is a "small group of men", it seems pretty relevant that 8th Air Force was an even smaller group of men.
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D-Day gets all the attention but don't forget:
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 9:57am
As a former member of 8th Air Force, I'll add that Airmen in that org
Goliath
6/6/19 10:06am
The marines have always been a smaller organization.
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 10:17am
They were not smaller than Eighth Air Force. They were larger, and had about
Goliath
6/6/19 10:36am
Yes the Marines have a smaller force. But the PERCENTAGE of deaths. Look at
JmThms
6/6/19 10:24am
7% of Airmen in 8th Air Force were killed. I think 3% of Marines were killed in
Goliath
6/6/19 10:29am
This is an absurd comparison.
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 11:09am
Please explain what's "absurd" about it. So far all you've shown is ignorance
Goliath
6/6/19 11:16am
I went out of my way to acknowledge important things occured tht I didnt mention
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 11:40am
Read my first post. Nowhere did it say the Marines role was unimportant. In
Goliath
6/6/19 11:46am
I never said you did. You made the numbers comparison.
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 12:05pm
Then you have a very strange way of arguing a point/responding to a post
Goliath
6/6/19 12:10pm
Statistics varied with different commands. The 1st Marine Division lost nearly
JmThms
6/6/19 11:31am
Many bomber groups suffered greater than 50% mortality rates as well.
Goliath
6/6/19 11:49am
Yes my point exactly.
JmThms
6/6/19 1:20pm
Goliath is right on this, the 8th Air Force had higher mortality rates than the Marines
2FarGone
6/6/19 12:05pm
Depends on what units! This is not real hard. That's like saying the BYU Cougars
JmThms
6/6/19 1:35pm
OK, let me be clear: the US 8th AF suffered more losses than the entire US Marine Corps
2FarGone
6/6/19 1:45pm
Marine Corps be a relatively small group of men. Few but proud.
JmThms
6/6/19 1:56pm
8th AF was an even smaller group of men.
Goliath
6/6/19 3:20pm
1st Marine Division my friend. You are indeed making this WAY more difficult
JmThms
6/6/19 3:27pm
??? So the 1st Marine Div had more deaths than the entire Air Force?
Goliath
6/6/19 3:37pm
And if you respond to 2Fargone's point by saying
Goliath
6/6/19 3:49pm
The total casualty amount including wounded is about equal
CougieMcCougFace
6/6/19 2:47pm
You're conflating issues and making this harder than you need to
Goliath
6/6/19 3:16pm
I already posted stats on the 1st Marine Division. There is apples to apples and
JmThms
6/6/19 3:19pm
Not at all. Show me a unit of comparable
Goliath
6/6/19 3:43pm
There are so many battles that helped determine the war's outcome. In the Pacific- Midway was the sea
thaws
6/6/19 10:10am
Five days later US marines landed at Saipan - the invasion force was equal sized
Taullis
6/6/19 10:22am
My grandfather was a replacement officer with the South Saskatchewan Regiment.
CanuckUte
6/6/19 10:39am
Your grandfather was probably excited to get out of Saskatchewan in sept
kotacoug
6/6/19 11:00am
He was from Edmonton but yes the point stands haha. His final letter written the
CanuckUte
6/6/19 11:13am
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