Battle For Myitkyina Looms In Burma Campaign
In north central Burma near Myitkyina, Allied troops led by Lt. Gen. Joseph Stilwell press a house to house fight against Japanese forces as the Ledo road shapes a land supply link to China. British Indian and Chinese units support the operation amid the monsoon and looming air and ground offensives.
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Preston Grover
Burma
China
Myitkyina
Muchenaw
Myitgyina
India
Ledo
Joseph Stilwell
Irrawaddy
RAF
Imphal
Stilwell
Pacific War Advances Press Saipan Victory and Next Targets
The article notes rapid Allied advances in the Pacific after Saipan with heavy American attacks on Guam and Rota and plans to neutralize other bases such as Truk Yap Palau and Bonin. It discusses MACARTHUR and NIMITZ strategizing future moves and the impact on Japan as aerial bombardment escalates and bases nearer Tokyo are established.
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Guam
Rota
Saipan
Japan
Philippines
Pacific
Truk
Yap
Palau
Bonin
General MacArthur
Admiral Nimitz
The
Marianas
Ese
Uncle Sam
Tokyo
Dutch East Indies
East Indies
Letter from Marine sergeant to mother after death
A U S South Pacific letter from Marine Sergeant Paul Houlihan to his mother Mrs Jeremiah Houlihan arrives after his death. He writes of duty sacrifice and faith urging resilience on the home front and that he dies to defend civilization. He expresses no fear of death and pride in his mission.
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Tewksbury
Mass
Marine Corps
South Pacific
Paul Houlihan
Jeremiah Houlihan
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