WW2 U.S. ARMY 7TH AIR FORCE 1944 MAKIN ISLAND NEWS - DATED JULY 7, 1944 - ORIG.

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ORIGINAL WW2 1944 U. S. ARMY 7TH AIR FORCE "
THE MAKINEWS
" PAPER ARTICLE DATED JULY 7, 1944.
THIS NEWS PAPER WAS ISSUED TO SOLDIERS STATIONED ON "MAKIN ISLAND" IN THE Pacific Ocean. THE ISLAND IS AN ATOLL CHAIN OF ISLANDS
NATION OF KIRIBATI
.
RAID ON MARKIN ISLAND BY THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
-
The
Raid on Makin Island
(17–18 August 1942) was an attack by the
United States Marine Corps
Raiders
on
Japanese military forces
on Makin Island (now known as
Butaritari
) in the
Pacific Ocean
. The aim was to destroy
Imperial Japanese
installations, take prisoners, gain intelligence on the
Gilbert Islands
area, and divert Japanese attention and reinforcements from the
Allied
landings on
Guadalcanal
and
Tulagi
.
THIS PAPER CALLED "
THE MAKINEWS
" IS
VOLUME 1
,
NO. CLXXVII
,
CIRCULATION 450
.
THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE LISTED ON FRONT PAGE:
1.
YANKS GAIN AS FRENCH GIVE CONCRETE AID
- INFORMATION REGARDING CAPTURING 3 MORE TOWNS IN NORMANDIE BY AMERICAN FIRST ARMY UNDER GEN. OMAR BRADLEY, CAPTURE AND SURRENDER OF GERMAN TROOPS. (MUCH MORE INFORMATION LISTED TO READ.)
2.
MOSCOW
- RUSSIANS CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCE AGAINST GERMAN RESISTANCE.     (MORE INFORM. TO READ)
3.
LONDON
- CHURCHILL HAS MADE HIS SPEECH REGARDING DAMAGE DONE BY NAZI FLYING BOMBS.
4.
ROME
- THE ITALIAN DRIVE BY BOTH THE AMERICAN FIFTH AND BRITISH EIGTH ARMIES DEFENDING AREAS IN ITALY.
5.
BERLIN
- MARSHALL KARL VON RUNDSTEDT, COMMANDER OF THE WESTERN FRONT HAS BEEN RELIEVED BECAUSE OF ILL HEALTH.
6.
PEARL HABOR
- THE FINAL DRIVE AGAINST SAIPAN IN UNDER WAY. (MORE INFO. TO READ.)
7.
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC HDQ
- KORNASOREN, THE SECOND OF THREE AIRFIELDS ON NOEMFOOR ISLAND TO FALL TO AMERICANS. ( MORE TO READ)
8.
WASHINGTON
- DEGAULT IS EXPECTED AT THE "
WHITE HOUSE" TODAY. (MUCH MORE TO READ)
THE FOLLOWING TITLES ARE LISTED ON BACK PAGE:
MOVIE SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF JULY 7-13.
THE SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN IS FOR THE  - 41ST BOMB GROUP, SERVICE CLUB, PIER, GARFORCE, VMSB & HOSP., BATTERY C-755.
RELIGIOUS SCHEDULE FOR CATHOILC AND PROTESTANT
NOTICE - MAKIN ISLAND BROADCASTING STATIONS LISTED AND HOURS.
AAF SPECIAL SERVICE DOPE - VOLLEYBALL TOURNEMANT, PING PONG - ( MORE TO READ)
THIS HAS EXTENSIVE INFORMATION ON BOTH SIDES OF ONE SHEET OF PAPER.
OVERALL, VERY INTERESTING AND HISTORIC INFORMATION.
USPS TRACKING
EBAY'S "UPI" IN EFFECT UP TO FOUR (4) DAYS.
WE HAVE ALLOWED 4 DAYS TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT. IF THE PAYMENT IS NOT MADE IN TIME, EBAY WILL AUTOMATICALLY CANCEL THE SALE AND YOU WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT.
PLEASE PAY ON TIME TO AVOID SALE BEING CANCELED.