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January 3 | This Day in U.S. Military History
General Douglas McCarthur--
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In preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and mainland Japan, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is placed in command of all U.S. ground forces and Adm. Chester Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. naval forces.
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Alaska became a State in 1959.
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