Meanwhile, Cheerful Voluntary
Laborers await their turn.

La Vanguardia: "More blows dealt to the enemy" — but the blows were by the Americans. The Japanese "repulsed" them at Bougainville, Rangoon, Rabaul, Wotje, Taroa and Kei!^†

At the Dawn of Freedom movie yesterday, Poe is asked why he wouldn't reveal the disposition and number of his troops at Bataan. When he replied, "Because it is a procedure contrary to my oath of allegiance to the United States of America..." the crowd burst into applause then giggled at its own effrontery.

News: The USAF second heavy daylight raid over Berlin in three days set some kind of record: 10,000 conventional and 350,000 incendiary bombs; 2,000 bombers and long-range fighters battled against fierce German opposition. German propaganda has some explaining to do — and Tokyo residents have some worrying to do.

^† Kei Archipelago is east of Timor.