The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-01
March

March
i-Japs unload so transports on Java.
3-Waven dropped as Allied chietain,
flaps invade New Guinea at two sectors
I7-MacArthur and aides escape from Philip
pines, land in Australia.
1e-Jap invasion feet heading for Australs
z5-U. S. navy rips Maxim island 1000 miles
T-chiSese smash Burma trap. relieve re
2s-British Commands wreck Nazi.held St
Nazaire port
April
I-Hand.tO-hsnd fighting With Japs on Ra
Navy admits three U. s. wsrships sunk
s-Axis desert forces move against British
bfERs TAKEN PRIsoSERs- ~
Havsi named v sea pre Rsr q F2aaee
l6-RAF blitz on German industrial centers
roars into fifth day.
ls-ToxYo BOMBED BY U. s. AIR
22-commandos raid France at soulosne
so-RAF again bombs Paris industries.
Nav
HITLER. Mussolini meet at salzbrg, leave
Japan out.
s-British. backed by U. s. occupy MAZDA
s-coRREGIDoR FALLS TO THE JAPs;
1000 U. s. TROOPS SURRENDER.
81. S. sinks and smashes 10 Jap war
ships IN southwest Pacific.
25-All!ed plane sinks AXIS sub of Brazil
27-Na1s launch terrific Libyan attack
June
l-N4zis trapped in IIbyan desert; jap
subs sunk in Sydney Esrbor.
z-Na1 city of Essen smashed by 1000
dutch Harbor. Alaska. bombed twice by
5-Japs attack Midway island.
81; s. navy smashes Jap feet al Midway
lo-British announce 1873 $50 casualties dur.
ing first two years Of war ending Sep
TENDER 2, 1871. including 1873 killed
l2-Japanese land in Aleutians. Kiska har.
Dor named by U. 6. dispatches.
2l-Tobruk, British stronghold, held since
January %. 1871, surrenders TO Nazi des'
2s-RommeI drives 50 miles into Egypt;
British abandon Solum. sd Omar
July
l-Germans capture Sevastopol after eight.
s-Nazi 25'oo0.ton snip rrpitz, torpedoed
twice by Soviet sub.
l6-Soviets place German losses for period
May l5-July IS. at 900 900 men. Adnait
3e9 900 Of their own killed In action
l9-Gernan drive eastward TO Stalngrsd
soviets Raj and Russians bomb Der,
lin same night
23-one Of the largest U S. conveys Cthe
afthl to cross Atlantic reaches North
2s-U. S. pilots in action over France. flying
British spitfires. One American-piloted
Spi,fire shot down by Nazis
1-Russians admit Rostov, gateway 10 eau
casus, falls after evacuation Of troops.
3l-According 70 L. s. naval official. 10 OOC
coll e. a. 10 4kr A #H-=r
August
lO-Marines land in solomons Navy raids
Jap Kiska positions IN Aleuuans.
lf-German military begins march or Stall
l9-Ter thousand Allied troops. mostly Ca
nadlans. supported by British Comman
Diep5e. France. for nine hours. Cseg
alles heavy on both sides. Overhead
-, 1000 British planes engage the enemy
positions. Repelled BY U. s marines
III fifteen Jugcslav guerrilla planes bomb
AXIS garrison and Nazi troop columns
west Of Belgrade.
September
3-U. s. pilots down German Foeke.wuli
bomber near Iceland. report U. S. mill
4-Lieut Cen. stilwelPs Headquarters ir
Chungking announces that bomb loaded
Y. S. fEhiers hit Japs in FIVE different
lrlnd zones
s-FieId Marshal Erwin Rornmers Axi,
forces begin retreat toward starting
point. Allies bomb Axis African sectors
saved when "a 239.ton u s. navy trans
port Wakefield formerly luxury liner
Manhattan swept by FIRE az sea, Wake
field saved and brought 10 Atlantic port
by tugs
l4-New type Nazi shakespeare bomber re-
ported flying over England on reconnais.
sance flights al 10. 900 feet
lb-U- s. l9.sOO-ton carrier Yorktown re-
ported sunk on June during Battle OF
Midway. Vichy French officers reject
armistice terms offered by British occu.
23-Tobruk attacked from sea while British
mobile units raid AXIS African positions
500 miles behind lines.
October
3-U. s. army troops, supported BY navy
occupy Andreanof group 81 the Aleutisr
Alaskan Dutch Harbor.
III, S. troops arrive In Negro Republic
20-Toial Of $50 Axis submarines announced
destroyed BY British and U. S. nsvies
since war began
23-Jap mining installations IN North China
bombed BY U. S. planes in successful
attack.
24-Brtish start African campaign TO drive
AXIS out o. continent
B-First Y. s. air raid on Hong Kong De
stroys KoWlOon docks.
H-Naval officials announce hat sircraf'