Bomb Truk Atoll
(Rec. 1 p.m.) WASHINGTON, June 6 Army Liberators bombed Truk atoll on Saturday night, hitting airfields at Moen and Paran Islands, says a Pacific Fleet communique. Ponape Island was attacked on Saturday night by Army Liberators, and during daylight on Sunday by Army Mitchells, which hit installations and ack ack batteries. Nauru Island was bombed by Army Mitchells in daylight on Saturday and by Navy Venturas on Monday. Gun positions were the principal targets. Other aircraft strafed enemy positions on the Marshalls on Saturday, hitting gun positions and runways.
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Northern Advocate, 7 June 1944, Page 7
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