29 Japs Killed on Kwajalein for Every Yank
Approximately 8,000 Japanese were killed in the American invasion of Kwajaleln atoll in the Marshal)
Islands. Only 286 Yanks met death in the same campaign. United States marine and army wounded totaled
1,148 and 82 men were reported missing. Top: Assault boats and alligators are shown as they reached the
beach at Enubuj bringing men and equipment of the Seventh division. It was this division which captured
Kwajalein and adjacent islets. Bottom: A marine searches through the wreckage after the unprecedented
naval bombardment which preceded the first American occupation of land held by Japan before the war.
Fatigued War Pilots Recover in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, N. J., is one of the sites of an army air force relaxation and redistribution center. Here
battle-weary pilots and ground crews rest and are reclassified before returning to combat duty. Left: Lieut.
Thomas B. Dyer and his wife stroll along the sandy beach. Center: A group of veteran airmen enjoy a
bicycle ride along the boardwalk. Right: While he was fighting in North Africa, Lieut. John R. Gilmore be
came a papa. Back at the A. A. F. redistribution center he gets acquainted with his son, John Jr. They arc
pictured lunching in the dining room of the Ritz hotel. Lieutenant Gilmore has 65 combat missions to his credit.
Women Heroes of the Battle for Rome
17. S. army nurses on duty in Allied beachhead positions south of
Rome take time out for chow. An Allied evacuation hospital in the beach*
head area was bombed. An all out German artillery barrage was ac
companied by enemy charges in an attempt to dislodge the Allies.
Mac Arthur During South Pacific Tour
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Gen. Doug is MacArthur, commander-in-chief in the Southwest Pa
cific area is pictured chatting with MaJ. Gen. Horace Fuller (left) and
Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Eichclberger, during a visit to troops in the front
ine area of his command. As the 1944 presidential campaign gets under
way MacArthur continues to gain the status of a possible candidate.
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‘Sold’ for $2,500
Lawyer Bill Murphy of Chicago,
who "sold” himself for $2,500 as an
elephant Washer at a bond auction
His choice was believed related to
his status *s a Republican.
Accident Victim
Raymond Clapper, Washington
newspaper columnist and radio
commentator, who died in an air
plane accident while covering the
American invasion of the Ma "shall
Islands.
Marines Move in After Record Bombardment
Marine Corp. Elmer R. Burkhalter destroys a partially damaged
building on Namur island in the Marshalls with a flame thrower. Roi,
Namur and adjacent islands were captured by the Fourth marine divi
sion after these areas were subjected to what has been described as
the heaviest air and sea bombardment in the history of military opera
tions. In 53 hours 200 tons of bombs fell in this area.
Caught En Route From Japan to Germany
Into a barbed-wire pen march some of the large number of Naii
prisoners taken when three German blockade-runners were sunk by
American warships while sneaking across the South Atlantic with vital
war cargoes from Japanese ports. In addition to the prisoners taken,
hundreds of tons of baled rubber were seized.
Where Reds Cut Off 120,000 Nazis
This map shows the area of the Russian-German front where twin
Soviet armies trapped 120,000 Nazis below Kiev in the manner indicated.
Ten German divisions were caught in a pocket when Red troops smashed
into Mironovka and Zvcnigorodka from the west while forces from the
opposite direction seized Shpola, Tsvetkovo and the rail center of Smela.
Mud Stops Jeep, but Not for Long
A jeep ambulance on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Is pictured bogged
down while crossing a stream with a wounded marine. These Leather
necks soon freed the jeep and It whisked their buddy to a first aid station.
Babaul, the Japanese air base at the northwestern tip of New Britain, Is
■nnstantly undergoing bombardments from our air force In this area.
Find Cave-In Victim
Miners dir Ln a 30-foot hole along a
street in Pittston, Pa., for the body of
Juel Ann Fulmer who was walking
on the spot when the ground col
lapsed. She was dead when found.
Workers were hampered by two sub
sequent cave-ins. Approximately 400
tons of debris were taken from the
hole. Other cave-ins of coal mine
workings have occurred previously
In Pittston.
A Trade?
Branch Rickey (left), manager of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, and 8am
Breadon. bead of the St. Louis Car*
dinals, get their heads together over
what appears to be an important
matter. They were attending a
meeting of baseball leaders in New
York.
Hubby Home
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.,
the former Ethel I)uI*ont, Is shown
telephoning in her new home at Dl
Lido island in Biscayne bay, Miami,
Fla., near a navy school which her
husband is attending.
Capital Newlyweds
gen. Styles Bridges of New Hamp
shire and his bride, Miss Doloria
Thauwald of St. Paul, Minn. They
are pictnred together shortly before
their wedding at the n ttion’s capital.
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77ie Questions
1. Mexico is a federal republic
of how many states?
2. What is the yearly salary of
a U. S. senator?
3. Which one of Shakespeare’s
characters said: “How sharper
than a serpent’s tooth it is to have
a thankless child”?
4. In weaving, the threads that
run the length of the goods are
called what?
5. How many pounds of candy
per year does each man in our
flighting forces consume?
6. Who was the “Hoosier Poet”?
7. What is the ancient name foi '
Southern Greece?
8. Angora goats get their name
from a place in what country?
9. What is the young of an ele
phant called?
10. How many highly polished
jewels are needed to keep the
mechanism of each of America’s
battleships ticking?
The Answers
1. Twenty-eight.
2. $10,000.
3. King Lear.
4. Warp.
5. Procurement officers figure 18
pounds per man.
6. James Whitcomb Riley.
7. Peloponnesus.
8. Turkey.
9. Calf.
10. Over 5,000. Many are only
1/25th of an inch in diameter.
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