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On Fri. 28 Apr 1944 A force of 4,000 Chinese troops, 1,400 American tr.....

1944-04-28

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A force of 4,000 Chinese troops, 1,400 American troops (Merrill's Marauders), and 600 Kachin scouts began marching for Myitkyina, Burma.

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