Captured Same (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE



>
> A related story...a US submarine captain in the Pacific, supposedly
> reported
> a successful attack as "Sighted tanker, sank 'er", in admiration of
> Ens. (or
> AMM1/c) Mason's message.
>
> Bill Palmer

And after the Battle of Makin, MG Ralph Smith reported a victory:
"Makin Taken".
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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