THE ATTACK ON AND CAPTURE OF THE PIMPLE, mountain peak dominating Ramu Valley, New Guinea, which rises to 5,700 feet, was a triumph of Allied determination and courage. Described [?] "one-man front" because the ridge top and its approaches were so narrow that only one soldier could fight his way forward at a time, the Japanese positions, seemed almost impregnable. But they were captured in 2 hours by men who were willing to achieve the impossible through the unorthodox. Picture at left shows 500lb bombs, dropped by US fighter planes, bursting on the Pimple. Right: A trench mortar crew in action just before the infantry moved in to attack the heights. (Dept of Information photos.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Thu 6 Jan 1944, Page 7
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