June 25, 1943 - Air Corps Induction Letter

The summer (especially the late summer) of 1943 was when things started picking up with Daddy's enlistment into the military.  He must have been very happy to receive this letter from the Air Corps directing him to report on July 8 for training.

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Since May of 1943, the Americans have driven the Japanese from the Aleutian Islands and began Operation Cartwheel on June 21.  Operation Cartwheel was a double operation, aimed at militarily neutralizing the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur, whose forces advanced along the northeast coast of New Guinea and occupied nearby islands. Allied forces from the Pacific Ocean Areas command, under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, advanced through the Solomon Islands toward Bougainville. The Allied forces involved were from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the US and various Pacific Islands.