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Towns are Seized (by Christian Folkard, first-time contributor) – 2-3
Foe Gains in Burma – 3-4
Indies Isle Cut Off (Anderson) – 4-5
The War Summarized – 4
MacArthur Blasts 29 Trucks; Reports Hara-kiri by Homma – 6
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 7-8
The War on U-Boats (Baldwin)
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Homer_J_Simpson
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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/mar42/f09mar42.htm
Dutch government leaves Java
Monday, March 9, 1942 www.onwar.com
In the Dutch East Indies... The Dutch government on Java is evacuated. The Japanese have complete control of the island. General Ter Poorten agrees to surrender 100,000 Allied troops.
From Washington... Admiral Ghormley is relieved by Admiral Hard Stark as commander US naval forces in European waters.
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03/09/2012 4:25:03 AM PST by
Homer_J_Simpson
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