Pacific Island maze shapes Allied path to Tokyo
The piece maps Micronesia and Melanesia from Guadalcanal to Guam and the Marianas, detailing key islands and bases such as Bougainville Port Moresby Truk Palau Jaluit Kwajalein and Makin. It notes past transfers of control and how island fortifications affect supply routes and air power in the Pacific war.
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Pacific
Tokyo
Netherlands Indies
Malaya
Burma
Philippines
China
Japan
Alaska
Aleutians
Siberia
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
New Guinea
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Ous
Port Moresby
Buna
Lae
Salamaua
Equator
Micronesia
United States
Guam
America
Spain
Germany
Steppingstone
Carolines
Marshalls
Marianas
Honolulu
Pago Pago
Manila
Palau
Truk Islands
Hawaii
Australia
Rota
Saipan
Singapore
Yap
Truk
Ponape
Pearl Harbor
United States Navy
Jaluit
Wotje
Maloelap
Kwajalein
Panama
Great Britain
Gilbert Group
Gilberts
Makin Atoll
Makin Island
Darwin
Cape York
United Nations
Knox urges Pacific base network to deter future aggression
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox proposed establishing American air and naval bases in the Pacific after the war to guard the east. He argued that postwar disarmament of Japan requires these bases to prevent rearmament. The plan would complete a defensive circle around North America, referencing prior destroyer transfers to Britain granting base rights in Caribbean islands.
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Pacific
East
Frank Knox
Knox
Japan
North American
Great Britain
United States
Caribbean
Last Leg of March to Tokyo Through Volcanic Isles
A narrator’s voyage to Tokyo traces the final leg of the march through a sea of volcanic islands. Kazan Retto lies 800 miles from Tokyo, noted for Sulphur Island and Submarine Volcano Island among its charted units.
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Tokyo
Kazan Retto
Tokyo Goal
John L Lewis leads anti wage ceiling fight in Washington
Washington analysis recounts John L Lewis returning as a force against wage ceilings and the Little Steel formula. It notes tensions with Murray and Green, White House talks, and broader labor, government, and industry clashes including Kilday's push to alter deferment rules and the Manpower commission’s authority amid prep for hearings.
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Washington
John Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Green
Murray
Piper Lewis
White House
AF of L
Paul McNutt
Ukase
Manpower Commission
House Military Committee
Kilday
Texas
May
Military Affairs Committee
McNutt
Army
Navy
Selective Service Act
Congress
Highlights from the week in review
The week’s news notes horse meat sales in Washington and muskrat meals for Secretary Wickard and Vice President Wallace. An order for Porterhorse steak is promised. A Marine corps girls auxiliary nickname failed. Rumors float Ike with full North Africa command. London dispatches hint otherwise. North Africa reporters recounts skeptical impressions.
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Wickard
Wallace
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