Stabbing at Japan’s Jugular Vein
U.S. AIR FORCE SUCCESS IN CHINA ; Received Thursday, 9.50 p,m. CHUNGKING, March 8. Commemorating tne first anniversary i of the Fourteenth Air Force in China ' General Chennault, in a letter to the : airmen, stated: “As your geueral I cannot foretell the date of victory, hut if you go on as you started you’will bring immeasureably nearer the day when Japan will be humbled. We are on the offensive not the defensive now.’ ’ He added: “Compared with other ! forces the Fourteenth is still very small. Wo have defended against a far ' more numerous enemy almost the entire 1 area of Free China. When the enemy ! has attacked we have taught him how It feels to suffer losses of six or even ' nine to one. '• “We have stabbed tirelessly over the l sea routes which are the jugular vein ' of the Japanese military system. We ’ have certainly sunk nearly 275,000 tons of enemy shipping, probably sunk more and also damaged 2,826,000 tons. Some day I predict we shall cut his jugular voin and his organism will die.” J 1 1 ( . 1
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Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 57, 10 March 1944, Page 5
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184Stabbing at Japan’s Jugular Vein Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 57, 10 March 1944, Page 5
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