U S Bombers Strike Formosa and Wider Pacific Blasts
U S forces based in China attacked Formosa and Hong Kong coastal targets as part of a broader Pacific campaign. Major raids damaged docks and sank ships along the Nanow Waterway. Iwo Jima faced land based bomber strikes, while Halmahera was neutralized by air assaults. MacArthur reports describe a weakened Japanese hold on key bases, with continued heavy fighting along routes toward Hankow Canton and Burma road areas.
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Deesa
Ching Coast
Iwo Jima
Paginpines
MacArthur
Harmathea
fLores
Bug Pires
Hatmaheras
New Guinea
Mindanao
Philippines
Mananas
Japan
Tokyo
Twa Jimals
Arminal
Nya
Kengyang
Hankow-Canton
Hongyang
Hengyang
Se Elling
Burma Road
British Bombers Hit Canadians In Front Line Action
British heavy bombers attacked positions behind the Canadian First Army yesterday. The raids caused casualties and confusion as several bombs fell far behind lines and some aircraft were forced to retreat. A senior Canadian officer reported that a number of bombs landed in the market area, with mixed impact on the frontline situation.
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First Army
United States
Canaiian Ailcer
Devers Leads Fourth Front Drive Invasion Push
Lieut. Gen. Jacob L. Devers heads Fourth Front invasion plans as he moves from West Point instructor roles to top command. His career spans 1910s promotions, World War I service, and key posts at Fort Sill, Hawaii, France, and Fort Knox, with leadership roles culminating in 1941 as armored force chief at Fort Knox and senior command in the Fourth Field Artillery.
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Warhington
Jacob L. Devars
London
Iia
Panama
Europe
Hawaiian Islands
United States
U. 5. Military Academy
Devers
Fourth Field Artillery
Vane Cover Barracks
Wash
West Point
Fort Sill
Oklo
Sohefield
Panamas
Wis
Fort Dragit
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Food Restrictions on Beer Authorized
Eating establishments may refuse to sell food without prepared meals during specified hours under a new OPA regulation announced Tuesday by N A Crown, price specialist of the district office. Restrictions apply 1 a m to 1 30 p m and 6 to 9 p m with possible food-buying limits during the time. Cadets on Maneuvers Pine Camp New York Aug JR The entire order corps of the United States Military Academy arrived for weeks of extensive maneuvers from West Point.
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Cush Towers
Teveledy
N. A. Crown
OPA
Pine Vamp
N.Y
Aug
Order Corps
United States Military Academy
West
Fay
Reds Attack Near East Prussia Front in August War Update
Moscow reports fresh Red Army offensives pressing toward East Prussia after breaching German defenses near Grajewo and Osowels. Zakharov's forces threaten Suwalki and Kielce areas while Warsaw endures a tight front as Baltic operations widen and German lines reel.
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Moscow
Ronch
Grajewo
Osowels
Blebrza
G. F. Zakharov
Masurian “Lakes
Zakharov
Nalmy Grajewo
Prussia
East Prussia
Five Towns Taken Near Italian Border in Yugoslav Drive
London reports Tito's Yugoslav army routed new attack 34 miles west of the Italian border in Slovenia and captured five towns in a fresh push. Among the towns said to be seized are Garmjo prad and Smart J/No, located 20 miles northeast and 15 miles east of the Ljublata rail line, respectively.
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London
Pyarstal
Cost of South France May Be Cheap By Aid of Maggins
Gordon Brown argues southern France could be won with lower costs aided by Maggins as Allied forces press from Normandy. He notes German withdrawals from the south, reduced garrisons in Bayonne, and rivers and bridges dynamited, signaling weakness and potential rapid advance.
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France
Gordon Brown
ACW
Forrlza
Ates
Normannly
Brittany
Berlin
Normandy
Mitler
Ialante
Bayonne
Gus
Resistance Falls in Land of Southern France Invasion
Allied troops invaded southern France along a broad Riviera coastline. CBS radio reports from Eric Sevareid placed forces inland on a pine covered hill, describing rapid landings and minimal German opposition as one of history’s largest invasions unfolds with air and sea power backing the assault.
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Frenne
France
Eric Sevareld
CBS
Sevareid
Isai
Savaréin
Rome
Hitler
Mediterranean
Touton
Stern Snde
Riviera
Assant
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
In San Antonio and nearby areas the forecast calls for testing and unsettled conditions through afternoon, night, and Wednesday. Maximum temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday expected around BA degrees. East Texas region shows similar patterns with a one day delay around local meridian times.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Meridian
General Bradley On Par with Monty
General Bradley and Montgomery are described as having equal status under Eisenhower in the Western European theater. The Twelfth U.S. Army Group commands both First and Third Armies, with Hodges and Lipuw among the senior leaders. The arrangement places Bradley and Montgomery reporting directly to Eisenhower as Allied forces coordinate operations from France.
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Leal
Omar N Bradley
Montgomery
Bradley
Bradley Wnt
Courtney H. Hodges
Lipuw
George G. Paitan Jr
Bracley
Eisenhower
Boil
Aronrs
France
Arong
Lessay-Periers
Ops Cratans
Risenhower
Hodges
U. S Army Corps
Patton
Einenhower
Normandy
Rhine
Tio
Marsele
Miler
Mediterranean
Nazis Claim Final Drive as Allied Forces Close in
Allied forces report major gains in France with American, British, and Canadian units tightening control from the Mediterranean to Normandy. They say air landings proceed on schedule, German escape routes cut, and patrols push toward Falaise, Mortain, and Domfront as Patton and Bradley's forces close the pocket.
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France
Toulon
Batfles
Greman Seventh Army
Asa
Mediterranean
von Marshal von Kluge
Seventh Army
Valoise
van Mluge
Wiler
Normandy
Henry Maitland Wilson
Ger
Mortain
Domfront
Falaise
Guemans
Lisuens
Paris
2600 Heavies Aim To Ground Nazis
London reports indicate over two thousand American and British heavy bombers and escorts targeted Germany Holland and Belgium. Allied air forces struck bases in Belgium and Holland destroying fighter facilities and non operational stations while attacking southern France for a fifth day. Targets included Cologne Ostheim Frankfurt and Hanover areas as bombers faced minimal losses and achieved decisive tonnage against military sites.
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London
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Italy
England
France
Hiller
R. A.B. Parsuilt
Mediterranean
Cologne-Osthein
Frankfurls
Frankfurls Sehhormn Along the Rivne, Veulow, Wiltmindandorf, Bad Zwiechenabi
Vechta
Handorf
Worennes
Airborne Spectator Sees Little Fighting 20 Miles Inland
A UPI field report from Aug 15 describes a Mitchell bomber over southern France at 1000 feet observing minimal combat inland. Gliders drifted, some crashes noted, but widespread resistance appeared limited while air operations continued with gliders and infantry ramps. Pilot Bul Lancbage, Chicago, comments on the airborne action continuing as fronts shift.
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France
UPI
Ashoe
Strygelte
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