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...explosives and wreck the second largest bridge in the Far East across the Irrawaddy River. British 25-pounders, manned by Indians, were hurling shells in the direction of Mandalay, which has been burning since April 4th and is overrun with dacoits and traitors who are shooting at the Chinese garrison in the darkness through the completely flattened ruins of a city of onetime 120,000 population, where now only stand the red-washed, almost encircled walls of the palace of Burma's kings. The last rear guard was hurrying across after holding up the main Jap force with just...
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Kirkland: Eb Stern, stroke; Bud Wentworth, 7; Iggy Anderson, 6; Ed Garrison, 5; Morris Lambie, 4; Bert Roth, 3; Haskell Schell, 2; Mike Murray, 1; Sam Mantel...
Thur Lieut. General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright spoke last week to the men on The Rock - the artillerymen and infantry soldiers of the regular garrison, the Marines sailormen and Army men salvaged from Bataan...
Superman got a high priority rating last week: the Navy Department ruled that Superman comic books should be included among essential supplies destined for the Marine garrison at Midway Islands. For the tough Marines, as for all U.S. Armed Forces, the Man of Steel is still super-favorite reading...