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Did sailors aboard HMS Glory during World War 2 get the Pacific Star medal before the Burma Star?
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∙ 12y ago
Well that's a very good question but they were awarded the burma star right after the pacific star, this was because they had successfully landed on the Feircnh Beach and eliminated the 15th Gedisch Infantry.
The reason why there was confusion is because when they were awarded rumors had speculated that they hadnt successfully finished the raid and also since they were awarded right after each other, it was just easily miss interperated
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