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3 unusual facts about OSS Detachment 101


Jungle warfare

They were joined in Burma by American lead Kachin guerrillas were armed and coordinated by the American liaison organisation, OSS Detachment 101 that led, armed, and coordinated them.

Nazira

The OSS Detachment 101 established a base camp under the guise of a centre for malarial research at a tea plantation near Nazira.

United States military divers

He was attached to OSS Detachment 101 and OSS Detachment 404 in the China and Burma and India war area where he and his team conducted reconnaissance and infiltration by sea, scouted enemy shoreline, and participated in combat swimmer and covert operations.



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