[Homer_J_Simpson]

Red Army Gaining (Parker) – 2-3
Nazis Cut Railway in Caucasus Drive – 3
Axis Airmen Bomb Cairo; British Shell Foe in Desert – 4
War News Summarized – 4
The United States Army Tests Huge Plane Transport (photos) – 6
The Retreat from Burma to India: Lieut. Gen. Stilwell’s Epic 140-Mile Trek (photos) – 7-9
Need for Toughness-IV (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s War Communiques – 11-12
58 Towns Leveled by Foe in Slovenia – 12

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jul42/f31jul42.htm

US bombers strike Japanese positions
Friday, July 31, 1942 www.onwar.com

Results of American bombing on Japanese positions [photo at link]

In the Solomon Islands... American bombers attack targets on Tulagi and bomb the airfield the Japanese are building on Guadalcanal.

[colorado tanker]

Tregaskis' story was featured in the WWII in HD series aired by History Channel. They had tons of fascinating color footage that had never been seen before.

The Curtis C-46 saw extensive service flying the "Hump" in the CBI theater. It was a maintenance nightmare, however, known as a flying coffin.