1943 – Norman Rockwell’s portrait of “Rosie the Riveter” appeared on the cover of “The Saturday Evening Post.” Rockwell’s model was Mary Keefe (19) of Arlington, Vermont. In 2002 the painting sold at auction for $4,959,500. 1943 – Churchill, Marshall and Eisenhower met in the Confederacy of Algiers. 1943 – Meat and cheese began to be rationed in US. 1943 – On Attu the Japanese mount a final attack on American forces established in Chicagof. 1944 – On Biak Island, as well as Arare on the mainland, the American beachheads are heavily attacked by Japanese forces. The Japanese garrison on Biak makes use of tanks to force the US 162nd Regiment back towards its landing zone. 1944 – The American escort carrier Block Island and a destroyer are sunk by U-549 before it is itself sunk. 1944 – About 400 American bombers attack German synthetic fuel works and oil refineries at Polits and other locations. The damage caused sets back aircraft fuel production. 1944 – At Anzio, the British and American troops of the US 6th Corps take Campoleone and Carroceto. The Canadian 1st Corps begins to advance up Route 6 from Caprano toward Frosinone. 1945 – American B-29 Superfortress bombers drop incendiaries on Yokohama, burning 85 percent of the port area.
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