Another alleged nation declared war on the U.S. and Britain last week: Japan's puppet government of the Philippines, headed by "President" José Laurel, one-time Supreme Court justice. He had cause to fear that his term might be growing shorter.
On two successive days, Vice Admiral Marc Andrew Mitscher's carrier-based planes struck in force at Clark Field, Nichols Field, Cavite Naval Base. They shot down 169 Jap planes, fired 188 on the ground (two week total: 978), damaged or sank 86 more ships. U.S. loss last week: 11 planes, 15 airmen.
Liberators and PBYs from...
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