Detroit evening times., 1945-09-01
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plan shipping carry on an in
yason convoy to Bana and since would be exhausted
alrbone assault Quickly Macarthur adopted plan
and with equal speed 1t was put into effect
k'onsy had G'sndy located the landing pa,eh..
Of Lura Which ''ses, free f and
srosrS 6sIS. near M..o" and they sSs1:s
the maximum opportunity for surprise.
was shoestring operation which challenged the magina
which promised the earliest possible victory.
McARTHuR moved hi. he.dquArtsr. to Port More.ey
sn s. ~s%ta sssr S s' b"%
assault had handpcked
Port Moresby in the autumn OF 1912 the Malta of the
Pacific it was perhaps the most bombed target held by the
m % % s f % @ PsS ssn orn Morn IN the 2 sds % OF the m Even
rise again to fly against the enemy
1a. dust and dDt and too a'pIa"s' hsGOsd to:
unIoadins eonfuOn yet .om.how It was
strangely ordered There nothing wa'tsd' tune
headquarters Macarthur selected the rambling
the Of frequently bombed Moreby Harbor
& % WsbS Top %Ses Dd Of his stan at * kenney
munications men were with the commander chief.
EvEN Mosby, go underground dur
Ing enemy air attacks HIS first when Kenney pleaded
down thers-~e might all catch cold" '"- 700 oA"'
Later however he admitted that his chair
as vantage point and besides falling hrapne falling
japanese day night bombardment tactics
M..As@ so s"g Ps as .s : s h . tn !: ., .S,: &
The srborn drive against Buna began early the morning
OF the two airdromes Jackson and Wards
Macarthur was on hand TO see the takeoh and to
Godspeed to the attacking force.
minutes. scheIous
had landed and were depoyinS toward Buna within two hours
of reinforcement stepped into high gear.
boodless forging OF the north and south Of New
Guinea had been achieved.
DUT campaign stn lay ahead-he task Of
- airborne supply when weather frequently
six hours rsons and Gen Kenneys air tied banE
radios to their parachute parcels fOodstus Division
could locate the vitality needed supplies
The Jap fought bitterly resisting the last his first real
again. spltsecond were neces-
the hurled and of his seemingly
forcement drives
For the hard6shtinG but only partly trained ,2d DOi.io"
dssPsrots battle battle only he JGps but
against outy unyisidns Jungle malaria GEns
lack Of adequate supplies.
slowly. arborne artillery then tanks then flame
throwe rolled in to give impetus 10 the American battle lines
the tide turned
Tho Jsps began falling back Australian forces which had
them into pocket annihated them then
vital help the American pbOx
nut plantations.
Buna battle Of great ingenuity imagination OF
extreme individual herom
IT PRODUCED army Of the late Capt Herman
BOtcher and produced the future leaders MAcArhurs
Gen. Clarence Martin. Maj Gen. Clovis Byers Others
Many of those officers only regmental
several Of the divisions the u s. Sixth Eighth
assigned Macarthur. .
obsetVes Of the Buno campaign achieved American
a. 1o,ed on the northern slopes Of the Que" Stanley
. men. dse,iOsy
Whipped in the first step the road to return. @st
Macarthur still not danger power
foe had assembled Wewak Rabau being
Now the development of Port Moresby into great oeny.
base could begin without japanese Interference
TOMORROW; surprise invasion that changed