History Flight Inc

History Flight is a Non-Profit organization dedicated to recovering and repatriating America’s service members MIA/POW.

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Very proud of this distinction. My brother unsolicited wrote in and the magazine deemed our podcast to be worthy of sharing! JD LeHew, great collaboration. @History_Flight Review: 'Left Right Left' Podcast Highlights US Marines in the Battle of Nasiriyah https://t.co/BSqY3POd2A

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I had the honor of hosting Navy Cross recipient JD LeHew on the garage podcast this week. 3 episodes you don't want to miss @History_Flight
https://t.co/RcRgC3GiRr

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MISSING IN ACTION
Private Donald Roy Stewart
Born: 1 March 1921 in Yakima, WA. He was killed in action on 20 November 1943 on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll.

History Flight is tirelessly searching for PVT Donald Stewart to recover and return him to his family one day.

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December 7, 1941...a date which will live in infamy...

-President Frankin D. Roosevelt

On the 81st Anniversary of Pearl Harbor, the team at History Flight is honoring and remembering the US citizens that lost their lives in the surprise attack by the Empire of Japan.

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History Flight had the honor of being invited to dinner as guests of the President of Kiribati, as Kiribati welcomed the new USA Ambassador, Marie Damour!

@usembassysuva @dodpaa

#historyflight #dpaa #hjf #usembassysuva #powmia #ww2 #pacific #findingthefallen #usa

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🇺🇸🪖🇰🇮 While in Kiribati, Ambassador Damour visited @History_Flight, a non-profit organization dedicated to recovering and repatriating America’s service members MIA/POW. They are there excavating sites searching for missing in action service members from the Battle of Tarawa!

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MISSING IN ACTION
Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer. Born 20 Nov 1908 in North Platte, NE. Missing in action on 14 Nov 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

History Flight is eager to research LT COL Harold Bauer’s circumstances of loss, and return him to his family.

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History Flight archaeologists and local iKiribati team members are back to excavations this week!

Stay tuned in the weeks to come on updates about our work searching for our Nation’s missing in action service members from the Battle of Tarawa!

#historyflight #hjf #dpaa #MIA

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MISSING IN ACTION
Master Technical Sergeant Emmett Anderson.
Born: 3 April 1917 in Gordon, NE.
Missing in action on 21 Oct 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

History Flight is eager to research MT SGT Emmett Anderson’s circumstances of loss and return him to his family.

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Happy Thanksgiving from History Flight! While 2022 continued to be a tough year, we are thankful for all of the service members we were able to see brought back home this year. We’re eager to get back abroad to recover MIA service members and bring them home to their loved ones.

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Betio Island was declared secured at 1312 on November 23, 1943...75 hours and 42 minutes after the first Marines hit the beaches. The loss of life was catastrophic resulting in over 1,000 US Marines and Navy Corpsman killed, and over 2,000 were wounded.

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Day 4: November 23, 1943

The probable night time banzai attacks turned into a reality on the last night of the battle. One Marine was quoted saying "They told us we had to hold...and by God we held".

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Battle of Tarawa - 79 Year Anniversary

Day 3: November 22, 1943

Flame throwers, grenades and heavy machine gun fire was essential to clear out Japanese pillboxes. Going into the night the Marines prepared for banzai attacks from the Japanese who refused to surrender...

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Battle of Tarawa - 79 Year Anniversary

Day 2: November 21, 1943

Of the 5,000 US men that landed on November 20, 1,500 were now dead or wounded. Heavy resistance from the Japanese was continuous; however, Marines started to push inland by late in the afternoon.

#WW2 #USMC #USN

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Battle of Tarawa - 79 Year Anniversary

Day 1: November 20, 1943

The 2nd Marine Division began OPERATION GALVANIC with the invasion of Tarawa atoll early in the morning hours. The men taking on fire from the Japanese forces, and heavy casualties were suffered.

#WWIII #USMC #USN

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MISSING IN ACTION
Corporal William Curtis Haywood
Born: 1 September 1920 in Enterprise, MS. He was killed in action on 21 November 1943 on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll.

History Flight is tirelessly searching for CPL William Haywood to recover and return him to his family one day.

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Team Long Road in Fairfield, ID walking 3,365 miles for MIA’s and KIA’s. https://t.co/7M611k67b9 #VeteransDay #marines #foxnews

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Team Long Road walking to bring awareness for MIA’s and KIA’s working with History Flight! @marthamaccallum

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Happy Veterans Day!

Today we honor all those who have served in our armed forces.We would like to take the time to thank the past and present veterans to include the unaccounted for! You are not forgotten!

Thank you to the members of our team that are Veterans!

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Happy 247th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

We honor and salute all of the past, present and future Marines that selflessly defend our country. Thank you for your honor, courage and commitment.

Semper Fi!

#marines #marinecorpsbirthday #veterans #historyflight