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High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

06 Aug 1941

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High Point Enterprise

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High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1941

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5

Pearl Harbor As Pacific Defense Hub In World War II

The article highlights Pearl Harbor as America's main Pacific defense base with 70 000 naval personnel and 25 000 army at Schofield Barracks. It notes Singapore as Britain’s stronghold guarding the eastern lifeline, with wide reefs of airfields and docks protecting fleets and routes from Gibraltar to the China Sea.

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Singapore Britain Far East Japan Oahu Island of Hawaii U. S. Strates Pacific U.S. Fleet Pearl Harbor Naval Base America U. S. Pacific Defense North Central America Naval Pearl Harbor Hawaii San Francisco U.S. Pacific Panama Canal Alaska Australia Schofield Barracks Hawwai England Gibraltar Philippines Hongkong Dutch East Indies India British Isles Iself
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Hawaii and Singapore Hold Key To Pacific

Aras launches Axis offensive in the Orient and occupies bases in French Indo-China with Vichy permission. Japan tightens ring around the U S owned Philippine Islands endangering supply lines to Far East Britain. Britain resists with U S cooperation as troops and air forces concentrate at Singapore Burma and Malaya. Dutch defenses strengthen after 1940 conquest and the U S Pacific fleet remains at Pearl Harbor ready for action. The focal strongholds shaping the Far East are Singapore and Hawaii.

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Aras Orient Indo-China Britain Far Pearl Harbor Singapore Ha- Waii
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