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Newspaper
Yank
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1942
Page
2
A World War II aircrew recounts a daring July bombing mission over Rangoon. Despite heavy anti aircraft and searchlights, the crew hit a warehouse target with two 1000 pound bombs, saw red tracer lights guiding ground defenses, and narrowly avoided Japanese night fighters before returning to base.
A damaged B-17 named Columbus, after Midway and the Solomons, crashes on a reef near a lonely South Pacific island. Captain Woodbury and crew survive on rafts, endure cold and hunger, and are rescued by a PBY aircraft after three hours of paddling and a day of peril with spiders and dead trees.
Reports from Northeast New Guinea describe jungle combat where soldiers fight with heavy camouflage, bushy beards, and weight loss under brutal heat. A mess sergeant and cook even knocked out a Japanese machine gun nest while off duty, illustrating improvised heroism amid ferocious, sniper-filled battles and unseen, unnamed acts of courage.
An American center task force works to teach English to local residents in Oran as soldiers observe daily life. The piece notes multilingual street life, bustling markets, and enterprising locals adapting to U.S. military presence while defining the town as a fringe of Marseilles.
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