They Called It "Suicide Point" — Until This Marine Shot Down 12 Japanese Bombers in One Day

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Why a 22-year-old Marine gunner trusted experimental radar on a beach they called "Suicide Point" during WW2 — and changed antiaircraft warfare in the Pacific. This World War 2 story reveals how one gun crew proved radar-directed fire could work when everyone said it couldn't. July 4, 1943. Private