Jammed

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TIME

From a powerful radio on Kiska Island came a Jap voice warning U.S. troops on the nearby Andreanof Islands that they were doomed unless they got out in 24 hours. “You all die, you all die!” screeched the radio. From an airdrome in the Andreanofs U.S. planes took to the air, flew to Kiska. The Jap voice still chattered. A plane peeled off, went into a power dive, machine guns and cannon spitting. The voice ceased.

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