We got orders to strike the... by Barney Ross, an American Athlete

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“We got orders to strike the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. We had a task force with the Enterprise. We had two or three cruisers and probably eight or 10 destroyers.”

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Name: Barney Ross

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Dec 23, 1909

Date of Death: Jan 17, 1967

Profession: Athlete

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