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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1944
Page
3
Chinese forces broke into Leiyang railway hub after a Japanese drive that bypassed Hengyang. Street fighting raged as Hengyang 24 miles away saw bitter clashes with position lines holding. High command reported areas within Hengyang largely in Chinese hands despite incursions.
Allied naval units operating 3000 miles apart assaulted Palau in the western Pacific and Sabang off northwest Sumatra. Japanese broadcasts claimed Palau damage was light while Sabang harbor and city were hit. Palau’s strategic value is noted as vital to Japan’s southern sea forces near Mindanao and Guam, with prior Allied blows on the Marianas and Carolines setting the stage for further operations.
A Hengyang to Hengyang area review shows sustained 14th Air Force hammering of Japanese river supply craft. Chinese figures claim 1104 junks 516 unboats and 24 steamers damaged in about a month, forcing Japs to rely on trucks depleting gasoline while long strafing lists trucks and matériel destroyed. Chennault’s air force maintains air superiority and aims to block frontline supplies.
Readable fragments recount a Pearl Harbor era radio message as Guam faced Japanese advance. Mentions December 10 1941 dispatch by Capt. George J. McMinnead and a 1943 return from Col. H. Nelson detailing U.S. reconquest efforts.
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