Today in World War II History—August 31, 1944
POSTED: by Sarah Sundin
Bing Crosby singing at the opening of the Stage Door Canteen in London, 31 August 1944 (US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—August 31, 1944: US and Australian forces secure New Guinea, with 100,000 Japanese troops remaining isolated on New Guinea.
Soviets take Bucharest, Romania.
Stage Door Canteen opens at Piccadilly in London; Bing Crosby sings for the opening.
Men of the 1st Battalion, US 19th Infantry, carrying supplies near Hollandia, New Guinea, April 1944 (US Center of Military History)
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