[Homer_J_Simpson]

Air Assault Rises – 2
Italian Oil Center is Left in Flames (Middleton) – 2-3
Europe is Tense as Invasion Nears – 3-4
Eisenhower and Army in Africa are ‘Ready for Any Further Task’ – 4-5
Forrestal Asserts U-Boat Toll Indicates End of Menace is Near – 5
Americans Take Attu Ridge in Bitter Fight Above Clouds – 6
M’Arthur Planes Bomb Sunda Group – 7
War News Summarized – 7
War Issues Delay Voting in Canada (Philip) – 8
Norse Cut Draft 90% by Sabotage – 8-9
Attrition Fighting Won Guadalcanal (Hailey) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 11-13
Major Sports Results – 13
Will Aid Writers in Armed Forces – 13
Japanese Experts Help Germans to Fortify Their Conquered Islands (Brock) – 13

The News of the Week in Review
Prelude to Invasion? (Map) – 14
Twenty News Questions – 15
Attu Valuable as Base for Blockading Kiska (Shalett) – 16
China’s War Strength Put to Severest Test (Atkinson) – 17-18
Seven Entranceways to Hitler’s Fortress (map) – 19
Seven Gateways Lead do Hitler’s Fortress (by Raymond Daniell) – 20
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 21

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/may1943/f30may43.htm

Occupation of Attu Completed
Sunday, May 30, 1943 www.onwar.com

US forces on Attu Island [photo at link].

In the Aleutian Islands... US forces complete the occupation of Attu Island. American losses are reported as 600 dead and 1200 wounded. Japanese losses are given as 2350 killed (including many suicides) and 28 wounded have been captured.

In Algiers... Free French leader de Gaulle visits for talks with General Giraud to reconcile their differences.