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The lives of the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, United States Army, on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Natalie Wood William Devane Steve Railsback Roy Thinnes Joe Pantoliano Kim Basinger Peter Boyle Will Sampson Rick Hurst Salome Jens Andrew Robinson David Spielberg Andy Griffith Richard Venture Richard Bright Christopher Murney Gene Scherer John Crawford Wynn Irwin Morgan Kesler Ron Max Kenneth White Gary Swanson Jonathan B. Woodward Dea St. Lamont Mariko Tse Russ Marin Donegan Smith
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