Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S.A., Spring 1942 - Price Five Cents.
Japan Bloodied in the Gilberts
Following an unfortunate string of reverses in the last several months following Japan's surprise attack on Allied forces late last year, the Japanese have been handed a bloody defeat by the US Navy in a naval battle off the Gilbert Islands. After intercepting a Japanese invasion fleet headed for the island of Tamana, the US Task Force launched a devastating air attack which left a Japanese battleship dead in the water and sinking, forcing the Japanese fleet to abandon its plan to take the island and withdraw. The 33rd Infantry Division continues to hold Tamana, which remains the Allies' last foothold in the Gilberts.
Analysts are confident that this defeat is the first sign of the tide turning against the Japanese advance, as the US' continually increasing military and economic power is beginning to rapidly outpace Japan's.
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Yeah, pretend I wrote that a couple of weeks ago.