GENERAL MacARTHUR's RQ, Wednesday.—Two flight nurses of- a US fifth Air Force evacuation squadron have been awarded the Air Medal by Lieutenant-General George Kenny for 100 hours of combat zone flying. ...
Article : 104 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Allied troops of the Fifth and Eighth Armies are fighting desperately to carry out General Alexander's orders to smash or encircle 50,000 Nazi troops retreating along Highway Six towards Rome. Kesselring has ordered his forces to hold their positions, and some of the ...
Article : 569 wordsMOSCOW, Wednesday.-A narrow wedge has been driven into the Soviet defences rear Jassy in Rumania. Following a heavy artillery barrage, crack Nazi troops, supported by tanks and dive- bombers, made a concentrated attack cm a narrow front. ...
Article : 239 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—The reduced butter ration which operates as from Monday next is to be given a trial for eight ...
Article : 149 wordsLONDON, Wednesday. — The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Peter Fraser, watched his troops go into action during his ...
Article : 68 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—Thoughts of the people of Britain are turning back to the grim days of Dunkirk, 1940. ...
Article : 119 wordsWASHINGTON, Wednesday.— Drownings, traffic accidents, and other tragedies resulted in the loss of 109 lives during the first ...
Article : 78 wordsOTTAWA, Wednesday.—The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, is to address the Canadian Parliament tomorrow. ...
Article : 74 wordsCHUNGKING, Wednesday.—The new enemy offensive in Honan Province is the biggest launched by the Japanese forces in China. ...
Article : 87 wordsLONDON, Wednesday. —Powerful Allied bomber formations were reported over Germany again this morning. Wave after wave of Fortresses and Liberators roared over the Channel, and Berlin reported massed formations over Hanover and Brunswick. ...
Article : 238 wordsCANBERRA, Wednesday.—New plans to make manpower available for the dairying industry were announced to-night by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Forde. The main object is to secure men who are experienced in dairying, and acceptable to farmers. ...
Article : 213 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.— The British Ambassador to Spain, Sir Samuel Hoare, has arrived in Lisbon on his way to Madrid. ...
Article : 72 wordsKANDY, Wednesday.—The monsoon has broken on the Imphal front, and the whole battle area has been converted into a sea of ...
Article : 190 wordsPEARL HARBOUR, Wednesday.—Saipan, Jap stronghold in the Marianas, has been heavily bombed by a powerful formation of ...
Article : 71 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.—A 45 year-old Chelsea chimney sweep, Anthony Smith, has been awarded the George cross for bravery ...
Article : 133 wordsNEW YORK, Wednesday. — Legislation giving the Air Force equal footing with the Army and Navy in a new combined ...
Article : 108 wordsLONDON, Wednesday.— Members of the Spanish Naval Staff attended a function arranged by the Jap Embassy in Madrid in ...
Article : 58 wordsLONDON, Wednesday. — More than 750 Flying Fortresses and Liberators, escorted by 1200 fighters, attacked rail centres and ...
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Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946), Thu 1 Jun 1944, Page 1
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