Admiral King warns Japan of new attacks by Navy planes
Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the U S fleet, told the American Legion that Marcus Island and the Gilberts attacks signal the shape of things to come. He urged full integration of naval arms including aviation to defeat the enemy across seas and coasts.
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King
Omaha
Neb
Ernest J. King
U. S
Japan
Marcus Island
Gilberts
American Legion
Naval Aviation
Atlantic
Marcus
Naval High Command
Navy
Nazis Hoped Air Blitz Subdue England for Invasion
London report details a planned German invasion via 2500 barges across the Channel aimed at knocking out the RAF and breaking British will. It credits the RAF with disrupting the plan despite being outmatched and notes German tactics failed in Britain.
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England
London
Germany
Britaan
English Channel
North Sea
Hitler
RAF
Winston Churchill
Lieutenant Roy Greenhill Receives Reclassification Assignment
Lieut. Roy Greenhill of the U S Naval Reserves travels through Amarillo en route to Great Lakes Illinois for a reclassification assignment at the Worlds largest Naval Base. He previously led the Dallas Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board interviewing aspiring naval aviators.
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Roy Greenhill
U. S. Naval Reserves
Amarillo
Great Lakes
Ill
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Dallas
Barry Holton
Amarilloan
Greenhill
Navy
Naval Aviation
Allen Building
Reinforcements Arrive in Ceylon
A large and powerful force of East African troops has arrived to reinforce troops stationed at Colombo, the British naval base, since early last year. The Italian Mediterranean coastline is described as 1,800 miles in the report.
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Colombo
Ceylon
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