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The first excerpt below is continued from June 11.

Winston S. Churchill, Closing the Ring

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Six Bases Raided (Middleton) – 2-3
New Emphasis Put on Air War’s Role – 3
Big Bomber Flies Home From Europe; Scarred Veteran Still Has Original Crew * – 4
A Flying Fortress Comes Home From the Wars (photo) * – 4
Red Army Pierces Nazi Line at Orel – 5
Red Army Infantry Still Bears Brunt (Sulzberger) – 5
Japan Shifts Aim in the Aleutians (Hailey) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
Chinese Say Gas is Used by Enemy – 7
Sister of Heroes Enlists in Waves – 8
Captured by the Axis, Freed by the Allies (photo) – 8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 9-10
News of Food (Holt) – 11
Food Crisis Grave, Dewey Aide Warns – 11

* Memphis Belle alert. Netflix has 2 selections named “Memphis Belle.” One is the great 1990 movie that most WWII buffs have seen. The other is a two-part documentary from 2002. Part one is the actual story of the final combat mission of Memphis Belle. Part two is the broader story of the 8th Air Force from its beginning through the end of the war. It includes amazing film of combat missions, including the 1943 Ploesti raid (yep, 8th AF B-24’s) and the B-19 in flight before it was dropped for the B-17. Both movies are well worth seeing. If you haven’t seen the documentary you better get it queued up.