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Decisions Varied (Reston) – 2
Davis Deplores Soviet’s Parley Report before Other Capitals Received Them – 3
Australia Plans Greater Efforts – 3
War News Summarized – 3
8th Army Drives 6 Miles Up Coast Toward San Vito (Bracker) – 4-5
General Clark Caught in German Barrage on Fifth Army Front but Escapes Injury (Matthews) – 5
Red Army Tightens Noose on Rail Junction of Zhlobin – 6
Cossack Loses Horse by Saving an Ostrich, but All Ends Well, Thanks to the Infantry (Lawrence) – 7
Fliers in Battle Above Marseille – 7
Franco is Accused of Aiding U-Boats – 7
Australians Peril Another Huon Base – 8
Grim Tarawa Defense a Surprise, Eyewitness of Battle Reveals (by Sgt. James G. Lucas, first-time contributor) – 8-9
American Forces Helping to Write the Epic of Makin and Tarawa (photos) – 10-11
Chiang-Communist Dispute in China Poses Major Post-War Issue for Allies – 12
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 13-14
Nazi Leaders Gather Once More in Munich (photo) – 13

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/dec1943/f04dec43.htm

US sub in Japanese home waters
Saturday, December 4, 1943 www.onwar.com

In the Pacific... The Japanese escort carrier Chuyo is sunk by the US submarine Sailfish in Japanese home waters.

In the Marshall Islands... Task Force 50 (Admiral Pownall) and a task force commanded by Admiral Montgomery attack Kwajalein with a combined fleet of 6 carriers and nine cruisers. The Japanese lose 6 transports and 2 cruisers are damaged. A claimed 55 Japanese aircraft are shot down for the loss of 5 attacking American planes. The USS Yorktown conducts an air raid on Wotje.

In the Solomon Islands... The US divisions on Bougainville receive further reinforcements and extend their perimeter.