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Los Angeles Times (Firm) American Sea Power Threatens Japs in North Pacific

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09619.053 Author/Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm) Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Newspaper clipping Date: 14 February 1944 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy

One newsmap entitled, "American Sea Power Threatens Japs in North Pacific" dated, February 14, 1944. Consists of a map depicting Paramushiru Island in the Kuril Island chain as the Japanese staging grounds for North Pacific. Indicated are possible flight paths for American planes launched from aircraft carriers. An inset map of the Pacific from Alaska to Japan is shown for context. Reverse side contains articles related to Finland; Polish border dispute with the British army; and other news. Also included is the column, Bearing Up.

Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1886-
Beck, Fred, fl. 1942
Owens, Charles, 1881-1985

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