NEWSMAP MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1943 "United Nations" -China's army is a seasoned military team, WEEK OF AUGUST 12 TO AUGUST 19, 206th Week of the War-88th Week of U. S. Participation, Volume II No. 18
民國32年（主曆1943年）8月23日星期一，《新聞地圖》，聯合國/國軍是經驗豐富的部隊。8月12-19日當週/戰爭第 206 週/美國參戰第 88 週，第二卷第18期《Black Water Museum Collections | 黑水博物館館藏》
聯合國 "LYAN H UH GWAW UH"
That's how the Chinese "ping" or buck private says "United Nations." And these tough, hard-hitting Allies of ours are still holding off our common enemy — the Japanese-after six years of war and more than 5,000,000 casualties.
The Chinese "buck" private is paid about 6 Chinese dollars a month (about 30 cents). His daily rations, in camp - two meals of rice or noodles and vegetables; on the march-an iron ration of fried rice. He speaks softly; smiles easily, but he's plenty tough- and a good soldier.
THE "AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP"
now famous as the "Flying Tigers" - went into action in December, 1941, to protect the Burma Road. With her Eastern ports blocked by invading Japanese, China's lifeline for supplies was that twisting, rocky path that connected Rangoon with Kunming. Fighting as a unit of the Chinese Army, these volunteers from the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, flying obsolete P-40's, were credited with destruction of 286 Jap planes - with 300 more listed as possible. And this record from December 18, 1941, to their disbanding on July 4, 1942, was made with a loss of eight pilots killed in action, four missing, two pilots and a crew chief killed on the ground.
ON SEPT. 18, 1931
based on the claim that the destruction of a section of railroad near Mukden, in Manchuria, had endangered their safety- Japanese troops invaded and seized the entire Manchurian territory of China. Strangely coincidental was the fact that Japanese troops had been massed on the Korean border, ready to pour into Manchuria immediately after the explosion was "discovered."
ON DEC. 12, 1937
four years before the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese bombers, without warning- and ignoring her clear markings- attacked and sank the U.S.S. Panay a small gunboat patrolling the Yangtze River in protection of American interests. Crew members were strafed as they struggled ashore. The Japs claimed the bombing to be "a mistake" expressed their regrets "most profoundly" and presented "sincere apologies." They paid $2,000,000 for "personal and property damage."
But they expressed no regrets
no apologies
paid no indemnity
for their seizure of Shanghai that same year
their atrocities at Nanking.
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