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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
9
Dispatch from Charles Fenn recounts Mandalay reduced to charred stumps and burned bricks amid heavy bombing. He describes scorched earth tactics, ruins across blocks, limited survivors, and a tense journey to Meiktila with Allied troops.
The account details a rapid retreat toward Free China and Meiktila, highlighting Chinese troops aiding British forces, praise for American tanks, and a perilous move along the Burma Road from Lashio to Kuth. Refugees flood depots as authorities destroy immovable supplies to hinder enemy advances.
Eyewitness account details Japanese advance and the burning Yenangyaung oil fields in Burma. Walter Forster oversees demolition including blasting a $1,000,000 power plant and oil drums. The party evacuates toward Maymyo as Japanese planes menace the area.
Mrs Roy Egger hosted the American Legion Auxiliary gathering in Orient on Monday with 13 members in attendance. Two $100 war bonds were purchased and officers were elected: President Mrs Mary Wherry and first vice president Miss Dorothy McKay.
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