The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-30

AA hUNNfNAAN AAG oNtANN0 &aAtAANtAN9 tleally into his new duties % general headuuarters. ffo was noted oe. neelaIly aS on authority on puraull avlnation, Go which he had devoted most Of his career.
 Jaeohy was 9b, tall, blond, good looking and popular with all his fellow correspondents, He was the first known casualty among Afneri- can war eorrespondentS in the Pcs eiflc war, He formerly was Q United Press correspondent, serving at Shanghai and in 1ndo-Chlna, and he had served News Week ana the National nroadcastlng coln- pany at Chungklng, China.
 He met his wife, Annalee Whit more, at Chungking, She, Q former script writer, was working Tor the China relief committee. They mar ried at Manila last November. She visited tho Bataan front several times.
 They came to Australia five weeks ago and had been seeking an apart- ment in order to take up home lie, Roth are graduates of Stanford uni- vorslty, where her father was Q professor,
 Mrs. Jacoby, Q tiny brunette, roe eolved condolences today from many fellow correspondents. She reps rosents Life and Liberty magazines In Australia, Mrs. JNeoby Is tho oal2 accredited woman war correspondent in Aus. tralla, He was the youngest fore eign correspondent on the Time- Life staff,
 Jaeoby was graduated from Stan. ford In io37, and took hiS master's degree in l030.
 Gen, MacArthurs Headquarters, Australia, April 30,-tUPl United states and Australian bombing planes have destroyed or damaged seriously 20 grounded Japanese war planes in their second heavy attack in 2a hours on the enemy base at Lac, on the north New Guinea coast, Gen. Douglas MaeArthur Rli- nouneed today, -
 smaller but none tho less pun iShing attacks were made on the great Japanese base ct KoepNng, in Timer island off tho northwest AuS- trai!an coast, and sunalaki in the Netherlands East Indies, MNeAr- thur saId In his communique,
 Japanese planes made three say. age attacks yesterday on the Allied alrdromos Rt Port Moresby, on the south New Guinea coast, but thanks to tho steadily increasing effective. ness of American fighter planes and Allied guns, they did only trifiing damage.
 Jap Batteries sllcnccd
 The guns of Corredigor, island fortress in Manila Bay, slleneed three Japanese batteries and de- stroyed a truck column in their continuing duel with JapaneBe guns, MaeAfthur said.
 Ie reported, however, that the JapaneSe had made Q new landing from five troop transports At parang, Mlndanao Island.
 Australian Ar Minister Arthur s. Drakeford, in Q statement at Canberra today, revealed that United States catalina bombing planes (Consolidated pBYsbB) were now operating In the Australian zone.
 "Thoy are doing Q remarkable job," no said. They have been ins Strumental in striking heavy blows at tho enemy advance, and delaying the threatened thrust ct the main. land.
 "When the history of the war in the air is written Catalinos Will oc. eupy c place of honor"
 Losses In such planes, Drak0ford said, had been made good by TO. Inducements, ...
 More from U. s.
 Prime Minister John Curtin had told parliament only yesterday:
 "strong additional United States endorsements, well equipped, and including important technical units have arrived"
 He estimated that the JapanesC had lost more than i30 planes iii the Australian zone, and that more than 100 more had been daili- aged,
 1t was understood here that tho United States and Australian planef were At the peak of Q vigorous Of. fenBiVe against Japanese bases, be- lieVlng that the Japanese were being reinforced for new major of. fengivO operations, which probably would start with on attack in forcC on Port MoreBby.
 Yesterday'B raid on Lac, ike that of the dAy before, was Q smashing one.
 Large fires were left burning ir the target area, and extensive daiil' age was done to Installations Ai the alrdroine which Is . constant threat to Australia.
 P0sthumOus Award
 Washington, April 90 = (UP,) - The War Department has pogthu. in0lisly awarded the DiBtlngulshed Service Medal to DrigadleF General Harold H. George, 4e-year.old ait officer who WIS killed in An air Ac. cldent in Australia.
 The award was announced in . communiquo which said that dcn- eral DouglaS MacArthur had recorl- lnended the award of tho medal to George for exceptionally FleFitor- lotis Befvke to the government in c position Of great responsibility"
 George was c member of MacS AFthur's staff in Australia.
 The citation recalled that George, . native Of Somervllle, Mass, had served ag chief of staff Of the U. 6, Far Eastern Air Force, as com. fnander Of the fifth intercOptoF command, and then from Docenis Der 2i, 1O4l, to March il, iO42 cofIis fnanded the U. g. afr force In tho Philippines.
 Tn this capacity, no had fuil 70. sponslbIilty for aii air corps opera tons in the defense of the BGtaan Peninsula, CoFregldor and the A.F A