Cisco Kid of Air Forces Holds Off Zeros With Gun Burst
Air base reports Sgt Herbert A Meyer of the 18th Army Air Force fought off a squadron of Zeros during a Biak strike. He kept firing from the hip as gun mounts failed, wrenching free and continuing to defend the tail until a 20 mm shell blistered the fuselage. He was wounded in the hip and chest but refused to yield, praised by Lt Raymond E Rogers for his steady nerve and skill. PMIDed in hospital, Meyer’s bravery boosted crew morale.
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FIC
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Biak
Herbert A. Meyer Driland
Schoutens
Orlando
Fia
New Guinea
18Th Army Airforce Liberator
Woleal
Carolines
Meyer
Sick Bay
Raymond E. Rogers
Clarksburg
W. Va
U S Warship Strength Reaches 1300 Ships, 44 680 Supports
Washington reports the U S fleet now numbers at least 1300 warships and 44 680 supporting vessels. Rear Admiral E Cochranes figures show 100 carriers joined the armadas in 18 months, with 185 new warships and 15 000 auxiliaries added in the first four months of the year as plans to build over 41 000 more vessels unfold. Conversion of about 660 merchant ships to naval use is also planned.
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Wasilington
America
Japan
Pacific
Sevaret
E. Cochrane
Navy
Bureau of Ships
Cochrane
Washington
United States
Death of prominent prune editor telegraphed reply received
Omaha editor wired for a story on a prominent figure's death. The telegraphed reply stated details would come by mail and that no telegraph service was available locally.
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Omamna
Omaha
Wired & Country
Tle
Burma Road Japs Slugged By Land Air Offensive Advances
Allied forces pressed a coordinated offensive from Burma to China to reopen the Burma road. Chinese recaptured a third position on the Peiping-Hankow railroad while Loyang faced heavy resistance. Air power hit enemy concentrations in Yunnan and the Yangtze region, with Stilwell’s forces tightening the Mogaung Myitkyina pocket and Nimitz announcing a 240 ton strike on Jaluit atoll as MacArthur’s airmen pounded Wakde and nearby targets in New Guinea.
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China
Salween
Peiping-Hankow
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Monchy
Chennault
Yunnan
Yangtze Basin
Thailand
Stilwell
Kamaing
Mogaung- Myitkyina
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Pacific
Jaluit
Adm
Chester W. N. Nimitz
Jaluit Atoll
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Shumushu
Kurile Islands
Pulawatairatrip
Carolines
MacArthur
Wakde Island
Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Schouten
Wakde
Woman Acknowledges Fault After Auto Collision
In Pocatello Idaho on May 17 a woman driver admitted fault after a two car crash. Pfc A K Stewart quoted her thanking him for not reacting with verbal abuse, calling herself a woman among women for her honesty.
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Idaho
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