The White Falcon - 10.07.1943, Blaðsíða 6

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Vim Harbor on New Georgia Island was captured virtually
without resistance by U.S. forces in large-scale action, in Pacific
designed to capture important J&P air and naval bases and relieve
invasion threat to Australian mainland.
This aerial picture bears striking evidence of manner in which
U.S Army Air Forces paved way for current two-pronged drive
against Nips in south-west Pacific. It shows bomb-pocked Gas-
mata airdrome on New Britain. Several .wrecked Jap planes are
visible along the flight strip.
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NEW\
IRELAND
NEW
BRITAIN
SOLOMON
* ISLANDS*
Pacific Ocean
Rabaul
Gasmata
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TROBRIAND
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NEW GEORGIA
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MUNDA AREAwfi
RENDOVA
Rekaia Bay
Port
Mores
WOODLARK
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MALAITA
GUADALCANAL
NEW
GUINEA
FLORIDA
In surprise offensive last week Allied forces landed at Nassau
Bay (1), on Trobriand and Woodlark Island; (2), and at Rendova
and New Georgia Islands (3). Assault was first Allied big push
in Pacific since Solomon landing last year and is apparently
aimed at Jap base at Rabaul, New Britain.
The U.S* Navy reported this week that the transport McCawley was disabled by Japanese
planes after landing troops on Rendova Island in the central Solomons, and subsequently was
sunk by a Jap submarine. Latest reports indicate only a few lives were lost.
Aerial view of portion of Rendova Island in the Solomons where
American forces recently landed. The island, a woody, volcanic
formation with mountains rising to a height of 3,483 feet, is about
150 miles from Guadalcanal.
WAC M.P.’s, and other WAC’s who care to try it, are be-
ing taught Judo at Army school in Orlando, Fla. In practice
action (below) an Army Amazon makes ready to deal a paralyzing
blow to midriff of opponent
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill acknowledges cheers of
Londoners as an open carriage takes him through Fleet Street
to the Guildhall where he delivered a confident war review
Hugging their zig-zag trenches on the Salween front in China, where units of the Chinese
Army are fighting a see-saw battle with the Japs to hold China’s “back door,” these Chinese
soldiers watch as one of their shells explodes on Jap positions.
Allied soldiers put a bulldozer to work cleaning
up wreckage on Pantellaria Island (below) caused
by their own bombers. The island fell after con-
centrated Allied bombing attack lasting 19 days.
Answering the plea of Virginia’s governor for aid in harvesting the potato crop in the
area around Norfolk, 500 sailors from the Fifth Naval District spread out through the area
and bent their backs to pick up spuds. The gobs volunteer for the work and are paid the
regular bushel rate.
New York Governor
Thornes E. Dewey watches
State Guard march past in
review (right) staged at
Peekskill, N.Y.y camp. In
recent poll of Republican
delegates to 1940 presi-
dential nominating con-
vention, Dewey emerged
as favorite over Willkie
and others for 1944 G.O.P.
candidate for the White
House.
Bombs from a U.S. Flying Fortress plunge toward synthetic
rubber factories in Huls, one of Germany’s Ruhr Valley manu-
facturing centers, during a daylight raid (below).