Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1945, Cairo, Egypt F big push that knocked Hirohito i t v Yaj Pearl Harbor on the morning of december precisely the was plunged into War when the without attacked Pearl simultaneous sneak attacks were made against Hong the Wake and Midway and for three the japs had it their own Way in the those were nightmarish in Mac Arthur was ordered from the Philippines and in May Corregidor the Battle of Midway this american naval Victory in the Central Pacific in june 42 marked a turning tipping the tide of War from the ebb East to the flow occurring just six months after Pearl the japs were still in a position to can their plays in the a defeat at Midway might have lost us the decisive Victory made possible the capture of Guam and Saj Pam and Wasi responsible for our Success in neutralizing the entire Chain of wands from the of a Jap Cruiser of the Mogami claw is shown smoking after a div bombing attack during the Midway ten Jap warships were sunk and ten by rafts marines fought not Only seasoned jul Rigte the treachery of tropical Jun obscured by driving above blasting the enemy from the area Oil Britain in december i finally been won and a Jap offensive Tarawa marines charge through Jap Cross fire to storm a heavily reinforced Pillbox during a bitter three Day Battle which Cost the japs and placed the South Pacific Gilbert islands in our an important stepping Stone towards was won in november m Saipan Black smoke pours from a Jap dump As Saipan is shelled by Navy warships supporting the Landing by american troops ground troops stormed the june Only Miles from was the important aimed at so far and in their frenzied resistance to Hou Hie japs lost this Battle went Down with Tarawa and Guadalcanal in ferocity Ami the Philippines this memorable photograph of Mic arthut tree Rupf Imit is Promise of two years before i shall the a bump pm Campaign i punched on 2d 44 when we marked a tremendous upswing in the Pacific him table and posed an Early heat to the iwo a Marine lies half buried in the Black volcanic Ash of iwo litters the Beach following the costly Landing on 3 45n Exchange for tiny one of the most heavily defended officers and Jap dead and iwo was we were 750 Miles Southeast of Tokyo super fortresses theirs was a vital Rote Okinawa on 1 an Armada in smashing tha b29s went into largest of the Ryff Cluj wind a action on june 5 a lifted the blasts Jap of Thek devastating attacks Japan of the the Bitker proper on june 15 through late june Cost us dead and
