Show Americans Bomb Bases in Burma Pacific Isles By As Associated Pres Press Aerial destruction plunged down on the Japanese throughout the thelong thelong thelong long explosive arc of ot the Pacific battlefront In a a display of ot the growing might of allied d air power American bombers struck again at in the north far far north blasted enemy enemy airdromes' airdromes and shipping l in the south and southwest southwest southwest south south- west s sectors sectors' arid and hammered Nipponese Nipponese Nipponese Nip Nip- ponese positions over ver a wide area in Burma t In addition the Tokyo rad radio o said Monday that nine escorted Liberators Liberators' att attacked Hong Kong Sunday and 12 other B raided Taroa in t tic the c Marshall islands The broadcast claimed the destruction destruction- of ot three bombers in each of ot the strikes Ground activity brought the united nations another step closer In the two-pronged two drive on Ma- Ma dang Japanese held key to northern northern north north- em ern New Guinea and forced the enemy to retreat in northern Bur Bur- ma where allied pressure Is becoming bec becoming be be- c coming ming perceptibly stronger Possibly indicating th the start of ofa a 8 north northern rn air off offensive navy b the third thId Amerlean American Amer Amer- ican lean attack in four days on on Para Para- enemy naval stronghold at the northern end of the a a chain of ot some 32 islands which includes the Japanese mainland itself Sundays Sunday's raid l like ke t the e previous two last week by based Aleutians-based army units was carried out without without with with- i out loss It encountered only antiaircraft antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- aircraft fire In the southwest Pacific Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- Japan n nese se airdromes were singled out for aerial assault field at New Britain was hit in a a foray that cost the Japanese Japa Japanese Japanese nese 18 to 21 planes against six of the raiders 85 miles cast eRst of the American beachhead at was attacked five times Friday Considerable damage amage was re- re Continued on OD Pace Pe Two Column Ont One 4 r Americans Bomb Bases in Burma Pacific Isles f Continued from rom Page One ported In is 1 heavy blows blown at enemy ai airdrome at southeast X New w Ireland and Kara southern Bougainville Naval units shelled enemy Domy positions on the west coast coat of invaded Bougainville General MacArthurs MacArthur's bombers sank Bank four small Japanese freight freight- ers era and damaged several other enemy craft Australian infantrymen re renewing renewing renewing re- re their inland offensive in tn inthe inthe the va valley ley of or New Guinea drove the Japanese from strong str positions at the head of the Faria river in an effective flanking maneuver The veteran who killed at least enemy tr troops ops in the engagement ar arnow arc now about 40 miles from the Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- Japanese anese shipping base of Strafing A Air i r c cob o b r a planes caused numerous casualties among isolated Japanese of a coastal force caught between American and Australian units as they attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted to flee the 25 miles from Reiss point to Gall Galt Australian captors of Sio are arc behind the enemy enemy ene ene- my my- force and U U. S. S Six Sixth h army soldiers await them at Saldor 55 miles south o of A American m mer e r i c a 8 n n- n trained Chinese forces have captured Ga Gs GaIn Gain In their drive toward Ga GaIn Gain In the valley of north Burma an allied southeast Asia headquarters announced announced announced an an- Monday The bulletin said that a strong Japanese position in the Taro area of the same front was also taken despite reinforcements brought up by the enemy |