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12: Pages TodayiWMAS 25—Wilson , of Chico, se youngest ory to win insignia of Wood leadsroup in the £ war. This three years ield, Wood ;ular ArmyBig13 Japanese PlanesDowned As RabaulIs Plastered AneivTen More Probably Destroyed And Base Fired; January Losses Reach New High■ r t v^-^v . - •Ml' Th® A'incliiifd Press)A LLIED HEADQUARTERS in THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Wed-. nesday Leb- 9. — Headquarters reported today that 13 more planes have been shot down at Rabaul,.New Britain, a fortress be-mg nit almost daily by Solomons-based aircraft.ri„v,*As £8S be.eii Te C*se on so many days- the,enemy’s principal fighter base of Lukunat was the target in the latest reported raid, which occurred Sunday. One hundred and twenty-four tons of explosives hit that field.In addition to the 13 downed, 10 more probably were destroyed on the seventh raid at Rabaul this month.The targets included shops where planes are repaired and revetments where they are dispersed. These were enveloped bv fires ana rocked by explosions.311 fights’ lt;our own damaIe was minor,” the communi-QUe SalQ. (»)-- —_— ___ ____ ____Hampered By Weather [Japanese and Allied air forces in Adverse weather limited air I the Pacific war reached new action elsewhere although .....ourdivebombers managed to get in some supporting blows in behalf of ground forces moving toward Bogadjim, the New Guinea outpost defending the Niponeseheights in January, a month of increased Allied offensives in the skies. The loss ratio continued to run heavily against the enemy.A total of 594 Nippone aircraftWere 5m n__lTRAGEDY OF WAR—Cpl. Ed word ]tr. Amey, Ambler,Pa., kneels at Tarawa grave of his brother, Lt. Col. Herbert R. Amey, USMC. The brothers had not met since 1939, and planned a reunion when they learned they were in the same combat area. Before they eoult meet, however, Col. Amcy was killed during the Tarawa invasion.
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Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Wed, Feb 09, 1944
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