38K views · 583 reactions | Nicknamed "Merrill's Marauders," the #5307thCompositeGroup(Provisional) mission was to capture a #Myitkyina airport. Some 800 miles through jungle and mountainous terrain and five major battles later, #MerrillsMaurauders captured the airport in May 1944 and the city of Myitkyina in August 1944. #USASOC | U.S. Army Special Operations Command | Facebook

2K views · 76 reactions | Movietone identifies these soldiers as belonging to the 5307th Composite Unit, Provisional (AKA Merrill's Marauders) in Burma and I'm simply going by their info. Clip is dated July 1944. There are a lot of close-ups of faces, perhaps someone will recognize a relative. Movietone News. | Remembering the CBI - China Burma India in WWII | Facebook