The Midnight Massacre occurred just after midnight on 8 July
1945, when an American soldier, Private Clarence V. Bertucci,
killed nine German prisoners of war and wounded twenty others
at a camp in Salina, Utah. It is remembered for being the
worst massacre at a prisoners of war camp in United States
history, and the ensuing conviction of Bertucci made him one
of only three American soldiers prosecuted during the Second
World War for killing Axis prisoners. It was also notable
for having occurred two months after the German surrender
and the end of the war in Europe.
Fourteenth Air Force. 6 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
B-25 Mitchell medium bombers and 4 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters
severely damage bridge North of Sinsiang and hit nearby trains.
60 P-38 Lightning fighters, P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, and
P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers pound river shipping, rail traffic,
supplies, and troops at Haiphong, Do Son, Tourane and at numerous
locations in South and East China.
Far East Air Force (FEAF). United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
P-38 Lightning fighters and P-51 Mustang fighter-bombers supporting
ground operations hit supply and personnel areas near Kiangan
and Penablanca. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers bomb Shinchiku
airfield, B-25 Mitchell medium bombers start fires at Getsubi
alcohol plant and on Koto Island, and P-38 Lightning fighters
attack oil production area at Gyuni Kuki. B-24 Liberator heavy
bombers and B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, supporting Australian
forces, hit Balikpapan area defensive positions, Samarinda
shipyards, various targets along Samarinda road, and warehouses
at Tandjung. B-24 Liberator heavy bombers (including some
of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)) bomb Donggala warehouses.
VII Fighter Command. 100 United States Army Air Force (USAAF)
fighters from Iwo Jima pound airfields and other targets at
Hyakuri, Chofu, Tokorozawa, and Yachimata. 5 aircraft are
claimed downed and at least 26 destroyed on the ground. 8
United States fighters are lost.
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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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