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Lt. Gen. iiollancl M. Smith (left), commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, presents the Silver Star and Bronze Star medals to Navy Lt. William If. McCorkle of Lexington, N. a chaplain attached to a combat Marine outfit. The Silver Star was awarded for service on Bouganville and the Bronze Star for Guam. Lt. McCorkle, whose last pastorate was the First Presbyterian church of Kingsport, Tenn., also holds the Purple Heart. lAP photo from U. S. Marine Corps.)r -Yankees SeizePaluan, Move Nearer ManilaJaps’ Reports That Warships Attacking Luzon Coast UnconfirmedSETUP EXPLOSIVESurface Units Of Another American Force Stab At ParamushiroBv MAC R. JOHNSONI niled Press War CorrespondentU. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 7.— (UP) — American carrier and land-based planes attacked the main Philippines island of Luzon Saturday (Friday Pearl Harbor time), it was announced today, and Japanese broadcasts asserted that United States forces were trying to land on the island.Naval planes hammered ships, airdromes and installations on Luzon. And Liberator bombers of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's command hit Nichols and Nielson airfields south of Manila and Clark Field. 47 miles northwest of Manila, destroying 18 Japanese planes in the ninth successive day of heavy land-based attacks on Luzon.MacArihur also announced that American troops had extended their ground lines to within 87miles of Manila, seizing the town of Paluan on the northwestern coast of Mindoro only 34 miles from the southwestern coast of Luzon. Other American forces on Marinduque island are 10 miles from southeastern Luzon.No ConfirmationThere was no confirmation of Tokyo's reports that AmericanMarine Chaplain DecoratedRepublicans Rap F. R. On Foreign ProgramBy JACK BELLWASHINGTON. Jan. 7.— —Senate Republicans accused President Roosevelt anew today of failing to provide leadership in thefield of foreign affairs.And some of his staunchest sup-U. S. Army Plans Rest Center In Cannes AreaCANNES. Franco. .Ian. 7.— uPi—Preparetions for rest and recuperation of American troops now battling the Germans on the wintry western front are being completed in this area, formerly the playground of the wealthy and the aristocracy.A program of recreation, relaxation and civilian comforts for combat-weary men is be-OTHERS DISAPPOINTEDG. 0. P. Senators Charge Him With Failure To Provide Leadership
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Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, North Carolina, US
Mon, Jan 08, 1945
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