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Foreign News
April 24, 1942
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Allied warplanes continued near-daily attacks on the Japanese base at Rabaul, New Britain, on April 23, bombing shipping, barracks, and warehouses, and machine-gunning enemy ground crews.
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ALLIES KEEP UP POUNDING ON JAP BASE
Enemy Ground Crews at Rabaul Machine-Gunned—Also Barracks
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, April 24—Allied warplanes are continuing their almost daily attacks on Rabaul in New Britain, blasting shipping, barracks and warehouses on that Japanese invasion base again yesterday.
Ground forces on the small crescent-shaped island off the New Guinea coast where Jap forces are based in preparation for invasion of the "down-under" continent, were machine-gunned in yesterday's attacks.
Enemy Ground Crews at Rabaul Machine-Gunned—Also Barracks
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, April 24—Allied warplanes are continuing their almost daily attacks on Rabaul in New Britain, blasting shipping, barracks and warehouses on that Japanese invasion base again yesterday.
Ground forces on the small crescent-shaped island off the New Guinea coast where Jap forces are based in preparation for invasion of the "down-under" continent, were machine-gunned in yesterday's attacks.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military Campaign
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Allied Attacks
Rabaul
Japanese Base
New Britain
Machine Gunned
Bombing
Where did it happen?
Rabaul, New Britain
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Rabaul, New Britain
Event Date
Yesterday (April 24)
Event Details
Allied warplanes continued almost daily attacks on Rabaul, blasting shipping, barracks, and warehouses. Ground crews on the island off New Guinea were machine-gunned.