[Homer_J_Simpson]

The index by author on Homer’s profile is now updated through March 31, 1943.

Air Drive Keeps Up – 2
Timoshenko Victor – 3
Beja Thrusts Fail (Middleton) – 4
Anglo-U.S. Strain in Tunisia Noted (Kluckhohn) – 5
War News Summarized – 5
14 Japanese Vessels Sighted Heading Toward New Guinea (Durdin) – 6
Save Doomed Jews, Huge Rally Pleads – 7-8
Proposals for Aiding Jews – 7
Poland is Accused of Imperialist Aim – 9
Tunisia Rehearsal Held in California – 9
Nazis Disclose How the Sydney was Destroyed West of Australia – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 12-14
A Step in Preparing V-Mail for Our Men Overseas – 14

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f02mar43.htm

Allied planes hit Japanese convoy
Tuesday, March 2, 1943 www.onwar.com

B-24 bombers from 5th Air Force In the Bismark Sea [Photo at link]

A Japanese convoy of 8 ships, carrying the 7000 troops of the 51st Division (General Nakano), escorted by 8 destroyers, is sighted by Allied forces. Planes from the 5th Air Force (General Kenney) attack the convoy. The Japanese are heading for Lae from Rabaul.

In Tunisia... US forces recover Sbeitla and advance toward Feriana. To their north, the British hold against Axis attacks.

In Burma... The southern Chindit group experiences a setback in meeting its immediate objectives.