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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1944
Page
11
Edwin Piechog a 19 year old nicknamed Sweet Pea from Chicago recalls his initial 10 days at sea aboard a freighter bound for Britain. He describes rough seas a life jacket mishaps mail delays and a chaotic mess hall near misses with waves and injuries while beginning his Navy career.
Allied troops complete occupation of Mogaung in northern Burma after a three day battle. Chinese troops Gurkha and British units under Maj. Gen. W D A Lentaigne helped trap Japanese forces along the main road to Kamaing. American air support aided the push as Stilwell’s forces advance toward Myitkyina.
Technician 4C Ambrose Elrod of Hominy Oklahoma, wounded March 28 after landing on Los Negros, reports a concealed booby trap attached to a vine killed 1,500 Japanese on the island. He crawled to cover, grabbed a vine, and the helmet was knocked off as his left hand was mangled.
Mexico City officials announced the ending of electric usage limits across the federal district and nearby regions served by Mexico Light Power Co. A presidential order directed the economy ministry to implement the change. Heavy rains and repairs at Ixtapantongo plus a new generator at Monolalco restored 1,200,000 kilowatts, returning street lighting to normal.
Allied forces report capturing a water point and a hill position about three miles west of Bishenpur and southwest of Imphal in the Manipur hills, as operations continued in the region.
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