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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1942
Page
10
The Navy calls former sailors who left between July 1940 and December 6 1941 to re enlist. Eligible men under 52 12 may re enroll in ratings above those held on discharge with pay increases and new dependents allowances pending. Contact Martinsburg recruiting office for Class V 6 Naval Reserve re enlistment.
Allied troops led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur conducted a night raid on the Salamaua garrison in New Guinea, killing about 60 Japanese and seizing booty. Two attackers were wounded. the operation targeted a Japanese base used to threaten Port Moresby.
Allied bombers attacked a Japanese base near Port Moresby on Sunday night in the first land assault on the outpost after weeks of sea and air strikes. The raid, a surprise test of enemy defenses, forced Japanese counter measures and led to bombings of Mubo and Komeatum with no damage reported.
An army spokesman compared the raid to British commando operations on the French coast while withholding most details. New Guinea lies a narrow Torres Strait from northern Australia.
Gen. MacArthur announced Allied planes attacked Japanese bases at Lae near Salamaua in New Guinea and at Rabaul on New Britain, widening the offensive in the Pacific.
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