State of the Marine Corps: Inside the Corps’ warplans to sink ships
By: Shawn Snow
September 17 at 11:22 AM
“Knock it off you bastards, and get back on the guns. What d’ya think this is, a ball game?â€
It was Dec. 11, 1941, when Marine Sgt. Henry Bedell yelled at his Marines, who had just erupted into loud cheers.
They were assigned to Battery L of the 1st Defense Battalion at Wake Island during World War II.
The reason for the celebration? The Marines had just sank the first Japanese destroyer with their 5-inch gun, according to a U.S. Navy account of the battle.
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