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Hit-and-Run Fight (Daniell) – 2-3
U.S. Bombers Smash Base at Abbeville – 3
War News Summarized – 3
U.S. Rangers in Dieppe Raid Were Pupils of Commandos (Berger, Rice Yahner, first-time contributor) – 4-5
Nazis Win Key City (Parker) – 5-6
U.S. Submarine in Aleutians Sinks a Japanese Cruiser or Destroyer – 7
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 8-10
6 posted on
08/20/2012 4:18:46 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: Homer_J_Simpson
http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/aug42/f20aug42.htm
American planes land at Henderson Field
Thursday, August 20, 1942 www.onwar.com
The Henderson Field air strip [photo at link]
In the Solomon Islands.. On Guadalcanal, the first aircraft, 31 fighters from the escort carrier USS Long Island are flown into Henderson Field Air Strip.
7 posted on
08/20/2012 4:21:18 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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