Battle of Alcatraz
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The Battle of Alcatraz, which lasted from May 2 to 4, 1946, was the result of an escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by armed convicts. Two Federal Bureau of Prisons officers—William A. Mi
Alcatraz cellhouse shelled by mortars, May 3, 1946
Bernard Coy, Marvin Hubbard and Joe Cretzer
Sam Shockley
Bodies of Hubbard (left), Coy (center), and Cretzer (right) in San Francisco morgue
Frank Merrill
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Frank Dow Merrill was a United States Army general and is best remembered for his command of Merrill's Marauders, officially the 5307th Composite Unit, in the Burma Campaign of World War II. Merrill's
Frank D. Merrill (center) explains battle situation to L. Herb Miyazaki and R. Akiji Yoshimura, interpreters for 3rd Battalion 5307th, Burma, 1944
General Stilwell (left) and Merrill in 1944