Chinese seize Yungning port in southern China
Chinese forces recaptured the treaty port of Yungning near the Indo China frontier, disrupting Japan's overland supply route to Burma and Malaya. The victory, part of Chiang Kai-shek's counter offensive, reopens a major American air base and threatens lines toward Shanyang and Linchow. The port, once under Japanese control, exports antimony and tobacco in peacetime.
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Yungning
Nanning
China
Japan
Indo-China
Singapore
High Command
14Th Air Force
Burma
Thailand
Malaya
Manchuria
Siepu
Xingning
Towon
Chiang Kai-shek
Shanyang
Paoching
Hunen
Linchow
Soerthern Koayangsi
Bawaneal
Canton
Langson
U S Moves Whole Chinese Army by Plane from Burma
The U S Army Air Transport Command transported the entire Chinese Sixth Army from Burma into China. The move, first of its kind, was arranged after battle in Burma. The Sixth Army, highly trained and well equipped, is expected to play a key role in China’s counteroffensive operations. Details about unit designations were limited, but the 1st and 22nd divisions are noted in the report. The operation followed the Burma blockade being lifted and involved the India-China wing delivering the forces and equipment back into China.
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Kunming
Sit
China
Burma
U.S Army Air ‘Transport Command
Chine
Secre
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
Air Transport Command
National and American League Scoreboard Highlights
National League games feature Pittsburg sweeping New York amid incomplete gate counts while Philadelphia and Chicago win, with several matches called or postponed by darkness. American League results include New York edging St Louis after a long day, Cleveland and Philadelphia tying, and Boston routing Chicago. Eastern League notes Elmira and Utica draws with rain postponements and other schedule delays.
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Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Egston
Cincinnati
Boston
St Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Navy Guns Blast Japs On Okinawa
Navy reports from Okinawa say battleships cruisers and smaller ships destroyed many Japanese troops moving south of Shuri as weather delays hindered front actions. Allied forces, including the Sixth Marine Division and First Marine Division, reinforced roles near Shuri while Japanese caves were abandoned and large stores of food ammunition and equipment were found abandoned.
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Shuri
Okinawa
Chester W. Nimitz
Fortress
Nimitz
Naha-Shuri-Yonabaru
Tenth Army
Sixth Marine
Asato River
Naha
Andrew .D. Bruce
Tith
Pedro A
del Valle
Seventh Division
Associated Press
AY Dopting
Sied
Pravda Attacks U S and British Papers Over Tito Clash
Pravda accuses U S and British outlets of diplomatic interference in the Tito Trieste dispute, praising Yugoslavia’s victory and criticizing editorials in The Economist The Times and The Baltimore Sun. The piece cites Field Marshal Alexander and notes Yugoslavia earned proper recognition while European press coverage is biased. It also mentions military hospital care and casualty figures from the Mediterranean theater.
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Moscot
Pravde
U.S. and
Britten Publications
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Marshal Tito
Trieste
Ie Economist
Eingland
New York
T Imes
Baltimore Sun
Pravda
Yugoslavia
United States
Paul J. Hawley
Army Hour
French and Syrians Near Battle Stage
Rebels and troops surge in Damascus and Aleppo as French and Syrian forces clash over Lebanon and Syria independence. Senegalese troops patrol streets while Syrians rally to the colors and fortify key sites amid a faltering diplomacy and French base demands.
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Damascus
Lebanon
Syria
Levant
Aleppo
Levedtins
National Guard
Cairo
Abdul Rahman Azzam Ber
The
Arab League
Azam Ber
Far East
Himmler Relatives Detained in German Arrests
British Army officials said last night that Heinrich Himmler's brother or relative Drothes a minor SS officer had been arrested at Schleswig and sent to Paris. No further name was released.
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Himmler
Laneberg
Germany
Second Army
Heinrich Himmler
Drothes
Schleswig
Paris
Bold Saipan Heroes Die Firing in Banzai Charge
Lt Col William O'Brien and Sgt Thomas Baker fell during a ferocious July 7 Saipan battle as Japanese forces launched a banzai attack. O'Brien manned a jeep mounted .50 caliber gun amid heavy fire, while Baker, wounded, refused evacuation and died beside a tree with an empty pistol. Capt. Louis Ackerman’s report details their courage and the brutal close-quarters fighting that day.
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William x O'Brien
Thomas A. Baker
Toth
105Th. Infantry
Saipan
O'Brien
Baker
Louis F. Ackerman
Great Avenue
Rroskisn
Ackerman
Coloret
Pinetis
O’brien
Robert (. Richardson
Pacific Ocean
Medal of Honor Higher Than Victoria Cross in WW II Honors
The Congressione! Models of Honor posthumously awarded to Sgt. Thomas A Baker and Lt Col William J. O'Brien mark 148 total World War II Medal of Honor recipients, with 100 infantry. The award, superior to the Victoria Cross and Legion of Honor, signals national gratitude for acts of bravery beyond duty, and carries honors including an honorable discharge, a 17 gun salute, and a guard of honor. The Medal of Honor originated in 1882, redesigned in 1905, featuring a rose-gold star on a wreath with engravings, while the Navy version differs slightly. Living recipients form the Medal of Honor Legion, with annual meetings.
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Army
Thomas A Baker
William J. O’brien
United States
England
France
Heanor Legion
Jake Lindsey and Beverly Hargreaves Wed in Lexington Meas
Jake Lindsey the 100th infantryman to win the Congressional Medal of Honor and Beverly Hargreaves wed in Lexington Meas yesterday. The couple from Lucedale Mississippi announced their marriage in a brief notice.
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Miss
Jake Lindsey
iHonor
Beverly Hargreaves
Lexington
Meas,owers
Hes “Asterday
Medal Given To Six Other 27th Soldiers
The Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to six members of the 27th Division for World War I actions. Among them Lt William Bradford Turner and Sen Alan Louis Egger. two posthumous awards went to Maj. Gen. John J. O’Ryan? and Lt. Reidar Waaler. Deeds occurred at La Capelle and Ronsaby, France, in 1918. the men hailed from New Jersey, New York City, and Summit, New Jersey.
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Jobn J. O’ryan
France
William Bradford Turner
Long Island Citys
Mirth
Alan Louis Egger
Summit
N. J
107Th Infantry
John Crich
Latham
Rutherford
N_ 7
Sei
Reidar Waaler
New York City
103Th Infantry
Thomas E. O'Shea
07Th Infantry
Pic
Frank Gaffney
Wiagara Fells
105Th Infantry
O'Shea
Turner
Waaler
Roussoy
Egger
LaCatelet
Gaffney
Ronsaby
Hindenburg
William J. O'Brien
Thomas A. Daker
Saipan
Shyiecits
IMI
Okinawa
Japan
Italians Granted Free Circulation in Most of Italy
The Allied Commission announced that Italian civilians may circulate freely through most of Italy starting today. Controls on merchandise remain to curb price surges in northern Italy, and permits will be required for travel in the area east of the Po River.
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Rome
Italy
Allied Commission
Medal honors in Troy for Saipan heroes O'Brien Baker
In a rain soaked ceremony at Troy high school, 7,000 residents witness Undersecretary Patterson award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Constance C. Baker and the widow of Lie Col. William J. O'Brien. The event honors 21st Division soldiers from the 203rd Infantry, noting Saipan valor and the 205th Infantry role as part of a pivotal campaign.
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Troy
Saipan
William J. O'Brien
Thomas A. Baker
Patterson
Mary O’brien
105Th
Constance C. Baker
Kansas
P. Patterag
Congressional Medal of Honor
R.P.L
Kae x Surrou
O'Brien
Lie
William J. O'B
Thomas A. Ba
Gaila
United States
203Th Infantry
105Th Infantry
National Guard
205Th Infantry
Jananest
Ballan
Rot
R. BP. EL
Tosca Infantry
Mrr. Patterson
Congress
Memorial Day in Troy Honors two Marines with Medal ways
Crowds gather as Troy pays tribute to two hometown sons, Marines killed in action on Saipan and awarded the Medal of Honor. Officials from Washington attend with local leaders, praising community devotion and national significance of the ceremony.
Pro German Princess To Leave Denmark
Copenhagen reports Princess Helena of Sonderborg Guucksouts will depart Denmark to live with relatives in Germany. The move amid a three year marriage suggests an early separation as German occupation restrained divorce. Helena’s pro German stance angered King Christian’s family and disappointed her own relatives while Harald avoided her gatherings.
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Helena
Sonderborg
Prince Harald
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