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Victor H. Krulak (nicknamed “Brute”) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marines.<\/p>\n

In October, 1943 he led a group of Marines onto Choiseul Island in an attempt to convince the Japanese that was the main objective for attack. It was this group of marines that Jack and his PT 59 crew helped evacuate when they came under heavy fire.<\/p>\n

[Blair, p. 334]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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