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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Bitter close-quarters fighting rages in Buna and Gona district as Allied ground troops, supported by over 100 air sorties, close in on trapped Japanese forces. Allies discover 100 enemy dead in Gona village and more along the beach. From Allied HQ in Australia, Nov. 25.
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Battle Raging at Close Quarters - Enemy Raided, Strafed
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Australia, Nov. 25.-Bitter close-quarter fighting rages throughout the Buna and Gona district today as the trapped Japs struggle desperately to defend a steadily narrowing area.
Nearly every type of Allied plane strafed and bombed the enemy positions yesterday in support of ground troops which are closing with the Nippons on a 12-mile strip of battlefield.
Airmen with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's command made more than 100 trips across the battle area, and others made raids as far off as the Jap plane bases at Timor and Lae, New Ireland.
A communique says that "heavy fighting by land and air rages throughout the positions" near Buna and Gona.
The Allied airmen came in to strike unchallenged after the severe mauling which they gave the Japs last Saturday.
The Allies found 100 Jap bodies when they entered the village of Gona, and many more wounded and dead Nippons were scattered along the beach.
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Buna And Gona District
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Nov. 25
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allies found 100 jap bodies in gona village and many more wounded and dead nippons along the beach; trapped japs defending a steadily narrowing area
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Bitter close-quarter fighting rages throughout the Buna and Gona district as trapped Japs struggle to defend; nearly every type of Allied plane strafed and bombed enemy positions in support of ground troops closing on a 12-mile strip; airmen made more than 100 trips across the battle area and raids on Jap plane bases at Timor, Lae, New Ireland; heavy fighting by land and air near Buna and Gona; Allies struck unchallenged after mauling Japs last Saturday