Guam Stated to Be Mighty U S Bastion
Major General Henry L. Larsen says Guam will be a Pearl Harbor of the Western Pacific to the limit of its capacity as airstrips and harbors expand. Since invasion on July 21 and secure by August 10, 11,000 Japanese were killed and 6,000 more since then as US forces press jungle battles and fortify the island.
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Guam
Pearl Harbor
Western Pacific
Congress
Henry L. Larsen
Washington
Pacific
Pearl ‘Harbor
Apan
Isen
Dostal Recounts Leyte Landing With 24th Division
Pfc. Adolph Dostal of Cedar Rapids Iowa describes his early Leyte invasion with a signal corps unit of the 24th Infantry Division. He details artillery and sniper fire, mud, and makeshift foxhole protection as his unit established communications under constant danger. He is the son of Mrs. J Falt.
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Philippines
Adolph D. Dostal
Cedar Rapids
Signal Corps
24Th
Leyte Island
Dostal
J Falt
Route 3
Campaign Expenditures For Claassen Reported
DES MOINES AP George C. Claassen Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa second district reported campaign expenditures of 1624.60 and receipts of 1402.05 including 948 from the Democratic state central committee.
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Des Moines
George C. Claassen
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Democratic State Central Committee
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