Chinese and Allied Air Power Shift Fronts in World War II News
The analysis notes Chinese forces halting a Japanese push on the Hangchow Nanchang railway front and recapturing ports Julian and Wenchow. It also reports U.S. four motor bomber missions against the Italian fleet and U.S. air power aiding British operations in Egypt under Gen. Brereton with RAF cooperation.
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Hangchow- Nanchang
Kiangsi
Chekiang
Julian
Wenchow
Inner Mongolia
Russia
Kangchan-Nanchang
Chungking
Egypt
Rommel
Alexandria
Suez
U.S. Army Air Forces
Cairo
Lewis Brereton
U. S
Middle East
Tobruk
Bengal
United Nations
el Alamein
Brereton
India
Western Desert
RAF
Aleutian Islands
Continental
North America
Navy
Attu
Kiska
Aggatu
United States
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Northwestern
Bloodiest Battles Mark Russian Front Veering South
Soviet communique reports Voroshilovgrad loss and heavy blows elsewhere as German drive along the Donetz threatens Rostov. Russians say American and British tanks bolster Red lines, while Allied air power supports defense in the south amid fierce fighting near Rostov and Millerovo.
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Russia
U. S
Egypt
Voroshilovgrad
Don Basin
Donetz
Millerovo
Rostov
Voronezh
Volga River
Pervoevanovka-Likhaya
Stalingrad
Don
Denver doctor becomes fellow of international college of surgeons
Dr. Margaret Hie Ding Lin born in Foochew China has earned a medical degree and, now practicing in Chicago, is elected a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. She is the eighth woman in China to hold a medical degree and the only woman to receive this honor.
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Denver
Margaret Hie Ding Lin
Foochew
China
Chicago
International College of Surgeons
Government report outlines synthetic rubber output goals
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones said private industry produces rubber at 25,000 tons annually while two government plants add 20,000 tons. He projected a 1942 capacity near 100,000 tons, 300,000 tons by August 1943, and 800,000 tons by year end 1943.
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Jesse Jones
Jones
Parliament MPs Join War Munitions Effort at London Center
Five members, led by MP Thelma Cazalet, volunteer to manufacture munitions in spare time at a London center. They receive instructions and work on machines as part of Britain’s effort to beat the Axis.
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London
Thelma Cazalet
Selective Service Line Up Details for Draft Calls
National headquarters issued a new memorandum guiding local boards on order of call for registrants. Priority follows dependency status and wartime contribution, with pre 1941 status required. Separately, the FBI arrested 14 in New York and Chicago over sabotage links as defense trials closed.
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National Headquarters of Selective Service
Washington Military Commission
FBI
New York
Chicago
Herbert Haupt
John C. Cullen
Coast
Balkan War Proclaimed by Roosevelt Ruling
Official proclamation declares a state of war with Hungary Romania and Bulgaria despite prior joint wartime resolutions. British submarine commander Anthony Miers defied orders by pursuing an Axis convoy and completed a daring attack earning the Victoria Cross. Norway imposes fish rations as its food crisis deepens.
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Congress
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Roosevelt
Balkan
Anthony Miers
London
Norway
New Unity Given French As U S Pledges Its Aid
The United States pledged military aid to the French National Committee as symbol of resistance in general. The move unites Free French groups under De Gaulle and signals support for a future Allied opening of a second front. It boosts morale and readiness for civilian governance in liberated areas.
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U. S
WNU
H Street
N. W
Washington
D. C
America
United States
de Gaulle
French National Committee
Hull
France
Germany
State Department
Berlin
London
Liberation Francais
Combat
Frenc-Tireurs
Socialist Party
Young
Pacific Islands
Pierre and
St. Miquelon
Newfoundland
Vichy
National Committee
Free French
Great Britain
General de Gaulle
Free France
United Nations
Conklin Mann
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
General MacArthur
Mann
New York State Genealogical Society
Churchill
Roosevelt
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Heneration Scot
New England
Army forms air evacuation group to transport sick and wounded
Army air forces announce formation of the air evacuation group medical to organize aerial care for wounded in transit. The unit will provide in transit treatment facilities based on aero medical research standards. A $75,000 congress appropriation supports further studies by the bureau of mines to boost chromium production for armor plates projectiles and other war materials.
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Army Air Forces
War Department
Congress
Bureau of Mines
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Sewleg Circle Needlecraft Dept
Minna
San Francisco
Mendenhall
Mendenhall Medicine CO
Evansville
Indiong
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Hotel Salut
Ees
DAN E London
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