Interesting factoid: Everyone on the American side was worried the Nips were planning a trap of some sort. The occupation iunits went in loaded for bear.
MacArthur's plane, flying in to Atsugi field had a Ranger platoon on board, just in case.
Winnie Churchill later wrote he considered MacArthur's act of debarking his C-54 unarmed and alone the greatest single act of personal courage of the war.
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Interesting factoid: Everyone on the American side was worried the Nips were planning a trap of some sort. The occupation iunits went in loaded for bear.
MacArthur's plane, flying in to Atsugi field had a Ranger platoon on board, just in case.
Winnie Churchill later wrote he considered MacArthur's act of debarking his C-54 unarmed and alone the greatest single act of personal courage of the war.