Show I The War Front I President Roosevelt told Congress that American forces overseas will vill i number more than by the end of this month and said the I Axis powers have temporarily at atI least lost the Initiative The OWl I reported that from December 7 1941 to December 7 1942 th the U. U S. S I armed forces suffered 7 casualties cas cas- in the arm army and 22 2629 2 in the Navy Maj Gen A. A A. A Marine commander stated that in the months 4 campaign campaign cam cam- of Guadalcanal Japanese Japan Japan- ese troops have been killed and nd Japanese planes destroyed destroyed- with enemy losses exceeding U. U S. S losses by 10 to 1 During the fi first st year of or orwar war U. U S. S have announced an an- r pounced the sinking in the Pacific and Far East of Japanese ships and 85 U. U S. S ships The Navy announced the ton U. U S. S President Coolidge transporting trans transporting porting approximately arm army troops struck a mine in the South Pacific and sank with a a loss of only only only on on- ly four men and also rep reported the I loss through enemy action of the an auxiliary cargo I ship MacArthur Forces G Gen e n. n MacArthurs MacArthur's headquarters announced the complete occupation occupation tion o of the Gona area In New Guinea with allied forces advancing advancing advancing ing against the remaining Japanese forces Corces in the Buna area According to 95 Japanese have been killed and 4 captured in attempts to escape from their surrounded positions On December 6 and 7 U. U S. S planes destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de 21 Japanese aircraft 18 of them in the Guna-Gona Guna area Army Air Forces in Africa Lt Gen Henry H. H Arnold commanding commanding com comI I manding general of the Army Air Forces said that i in the air nir str struggle over Tunisia American merican planes and personnel are for the first time Inthis Inthis in inthis this war going up against first class air power engaging the best planes the Germans German p po poss j J J. J the U U. S. S ie- ie lo destroy siro o th the ener rv J an for plane we will come out ahe ah ahead d he stated as U. U S. S production production production tion is at least twice that of the Axis |