Allies Push Rommel Back As North Africa Campaign Advances
Allied forces in Tunisia contract the enemy pocket north of Soussa and Kairouan, with Rommel retreating toward Tunis-Bizerte. British Eighth Army drives toward Enfidaville as air power targets ships, ports, and rail links. Montgomery’s forces press the Africa Corps on multiple fronts while Allied planes strike Naples and coastal targets. Field reports praise Amelia Mitchell and others for air and ground success.
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Tunisia
Soussa
Kairouan
Medjez-El- Bah
Algiers
Viltoria
Dievision
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Montgomery
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Africa Corps
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First Army
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Mitchell
Marshall Romiels
Enfidaville
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Inbles
Ingehou
Allley
Joab Gwo
Desert M1
Naples
la Pavcanneris
Lee
4000 Italians Perish in Sinking
A Reuters dispatch from Giridh Switzerland reports 4000 Malian soldiers perished when a Malian transport was torpedoed off Tunis by a British submarine. British air and naval actions in the Mediterranean are tied to ongoing North Africa operations as Allied reports detail Italian naval losses and German demands in the region.
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Giridh
Switzerland
Tunis
Cairo
Lunisia
Ina
Japs Rush Work on Kiska Bases
War correspondent Eugene Burns reports on Japanese efforts to build air fields on Kiska and Attu in the Aleutians. A half mile runway on Kiska is under construction despite bombings, with fox holes and building clusters visible at Attu. Completion could allow Zeros to contest American bombers. The piece notes the strategic aim, rough weather, and recent convoy actions near Attu.
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Andrean OF Islands
Kiska
Altu Islands
Aleutians
Eleventh
Bomber Command
Attu
Aitu
Jay Island
Hake
Paramushiro
Alaska
Andreanoff
Inp
Burns
Tan Sea Force
Atti
Pilot Reported Lost in Action in Europe
Clarence E B Fischer a Flying Fortress pilot and veteran from Brackenridge High School San Antonio and Chandler Arizona is reported missing in action. Word reached his father Fischer Tuesday and his sister Mrs Harald Saunders East Ashby Place plans to keep a scrapbook for his return. He has two brothers and three sisters, has been overseas since December and earned a degree in 1942.
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Clarence EB
Fiseney
Flying Fortress
France
Germany
B. Fischer
Fischer
Talla Shter
Harald Saunders
East Ashby Place
Brackenridge High School
Chandler
Aviz
Otté
Bodo Fischer
San Antonio
Theee Oisters
Ayler Adams
Corpus Christi
Bad T. Adams
Los Angeles
Ira
Gark Davenport
Genter Paint
British Wide Loss of Ship For Year
The 14680-ton Beltish submarine depot ship Medway in the Mediterranean was sunk last year according to the Admiralty. The vessel, built in 1938, normally carried 409 men and was designed to support 18 submarines. No further details were provided about the loss.
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Sap Medway
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Heopus
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Jaimehed
Army rejects Kay Kyser after physical examination
Kay Kyser, famed bandleader, was rejected for military service after a special X-ray and standard examinations. The decision followed months of controversy in Hollywood over his draft status, with Kyser ready to serve if drafted and the OAVI noting his deferment request had been denied.
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Kay Kyser
Los Angeles
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Ton Angeles
Umowe Andadie Ark
Cooe
Rocky Mount
Kyser
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Bamt
Hensmen
OAVI
Knox questions Japan attack risk near Australia
Secretary of the Navy Knox said he cannot confirm whether Japan has built strong points north of Australia for attack or defense. He noted no clear concentration for an assault and cited Japan's air activity rather than ongoing land offensives. He also defended Allied gains against U boats and dismissed columnist speculation on new bases in the Aleutians or the Antipodes.
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Australia
Thomas A. Blamey
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Blamey
Sanat
New Guinea
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Enyom
Guadalcanal
Port Moresby
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Commons
Atlantic
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Ure
Tore Tan
Kiskroid Atta
Aleutians
Ward
Americas
Aloutians
Kiox
Yanks Fire Jap Solomons Bases
US forces report strikes in the Solomon Islands with anti aircraft guns silenced and fires started in camp areas during Sunday and Monday raids. Air and naval actions include raids on Kiska Vila and Munda, with several aircraft lost or returned, and the spring offensive against the Jap outpost continuing through April.
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Munda
New Georgia
Vila
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Pires
Unissame
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Ringleover
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Ane
United States
North Pacific
United States Army
Kiska
Hiska
Allies Winning Battle With Subs
London reports Prime Minister Churchill in the Commons says Britain is holding its own against German U boat attacks in the Atlantic. He notes Navy Secretary Knox’s figures show ongoing heavy shipping losses in a limited period, with overall war effort still steady. Additional reports cite a German claim of Allied convoys sunk and UK casualty tallies from recent travel.
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Churchi
Commons
Hue
Atlantic
Germany
Emanuel Shinwell
Navy
Knox
Haveald
Washington
Hark
England
Africa
Shinpell
Allies Win Air Victory At Moresby
Allied air forces claim a smashing victory at Port Moresby New Guinea with 37 of 100 Japanese raiders knocked out. The clash, part of a broader Japanese push north of Australia, saw Allied losses limited while 19 bombers and 10 fighters were downed along with anti-aircraft claims. Allied command warned 200,000 first line troops remain masked for a renewed drive. The battle underscores the Japanese effort to regain air parity and continues to shape operations in the southwest Pacific.
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Port
Moresby
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Port Moresby
Macarthec
Sir Thomas Blamey
Coral Sea
Solomons
Bismarck Sea
Blamey
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Midway
Northerast
New Gainea
Alfd
Ore Hay
AlWwHamen
Shaken By Doolittle Jitters In wartime broadcast
SAM FRANCISCO April 13. Japan is getting jitters on April 16 as the American air law issue at Treva looms. Owen Lattimore, director of the QW1s aversons brfineh, says a Tokyo radio announcer Joann Holland hinted Japan expects to lose the war. Lattimore identified Holland as David Lester in prior broadcasts. He says the Tokyo host aimed to sow division among Allies. No further firsthand Tokyo radio broadcasts have been heard since.
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Tokyo Radio
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Tokyo
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Joann Holland
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Latelmare
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