Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Dec 24 – 30, 1942

Dec 24, 1942: In New Guinea’s jungle and elsewhere around the world, soldiers mark Christmas

Dec 25, 1942: “White Christmas”, sung by Bing Crosby for the movie Holiday Inn, is becoming a huge hit among American troops stationed across the world

Dec 26, 1942: Advance elements of 2nd Marine Air Wing arrive on Guadalcanal to take over from 1st Marine Air Wing

Dec 27, 1942: At Buna, New Guinea, Allied troops near Old Strip notice a weakening of Japanese resistance

Dec 28, 1942: Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek informs US ally his army in Yunnan province will be ready for offensive operations in Burma in spring 1943, conditional on presence of additional naval forces in Bay of Bengal

Dec 29, 1942: Poor coordination between tanks and infantry reported in parts of Buna front, New Guinea

Dec 30, 1942: In northern New Guinea, Urbana Force keeps up pressure on Japanese garrison at Buna Mission

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