Douglas MacArthur, the man possessed by an idea, was still taking dead aim on the lost Philippines. Last week he moved 200 miles closer to his target.
A powerful, seasoned invasion team Army, Navy and Air swung along the north coast of New Guinea, pounced on Biak, a large island only 300 miles from New Guinea's western tip. Once taken a job at which the task force was bloodily busy this week Biak would be a real strategic asset to the U.S. in its drive into Japan's inner defenses.
Biak has three airfields. It is less than 900...
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