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Los Angeles Times (Firm) Sea and Air Power Turned on Japs Guarding China Path

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09619.054 Author/Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm) Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Newspaper clipping Date: February 21, 1944 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

One newsmap entitled, "Sea and Air Power Turned on Japs Guarding China Path" dated, February 21, 1944. Consists of a map depicting the possible routes Allies may take from New Guinea to Japan, Wake to China where Americans would take Japanese aircrafts. Reverse side contains articles related to Battle of Truk; men from Bermuda signing up to fight for the Allies in the war; honors awarded to 133,598 American soldiers; siege of Rabaul 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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