Jeff Chandler
Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill
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Merrill’s Marauders (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II, or China-Burma-India Theater (CBI).
Merrill's Marauders is a 1962 Technicolor war film, photographed in CinemaScope, and directed and co-written by Samuel Fuller. It is based on the exploits of the long-range penetration jungle warfare unit of the same name in the Burma campaign, culminating in the Siege of Myitkyina.
Merrill's Marauders: Directed by Samuel Fuller. With Jeff Chandler, Ty Hardin, Peter Brown, Andrew Duggan. During WW2, a 3000-strong American unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, battles the Japanese forces in Burma.
The Marauders were foot soldiers who marched and fought through jungles and over mountains from the Hukawng Valley in northwestern Burma to Myitkyina on the Irrawaddy River. In 5 major and 30...
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Sep 24, 2020 · Although operational for only a few months, Merrill’s Marauders gained a fierce reputation for hard fighting and tenacity as the first American infantry force to see ground action in Asia. That reputation was recognized once more Sept. 22, when Congress passed the Merrill’s Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act , awarding the eight ...
Passing through a Burmese village in March 1944, a group of Merrill’s Marauders emerge from the thick jungle. Along with the Japanese, disease and harsh climactic conditions often proved to be destructive foes. By May 9, the Chinese had successfully taken Riptong.
In 1944, Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill's 5307th Composite Unit, known as Merrill's Marauders, is deep behind Japanese lines in the dense Burma jungle. Even though the 3,000 men suffer from exhaustion, illness, and starvation, they are ordered to capture a gun emplacement, an enemy arsenal, and a railway yard.
The 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), more commonly known as Merrill’s Marauders after its commanding officer, Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill, was a regiment sized unit created and trained for long range penetration of Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Marauders.
