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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1966

Page

5

U S Forces Break Viet Cong Defensive Veil In Air War Tales

Reported air strikes across North Vietnam include F105 Thunderchiefs destroying a bridge near Dien Bien Phu while Navy F4s hit 10 cargo barges near Dong Hoi. A downed RF4C crew and two medics rescued by three U S helicopters ended a run of losses. 63 Viet Cong guerrillas defected as Lodge mused war fading out, and B52s struck base camps while Luxembourg residents speak German French and Luxembourgeois.

Derchief Hanoi U.S North Viet-Nam United States North Vet Nam Dien Bien Phu Air Force North Viet Nam Peseta Eee Zone Dong South Henry Cabot Lodge

Pearl Harbor scapegoat claim by retired admiral Kimmel

Retired Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel, living in Groton, says he was blamed for Pearl Harbor defeat and will not forget the event. He wants to expose the Pearl Harbor affair after noting Japan’s December 7 attack and U S fleet losses.

AP Wirephola Pearl Harbor E. Kimmel America Kimmel United States Pacific Japan Groton

Admiral Kimmel Still Defiant Over Pearl Harbor Record

In an interview at Groton Admiral Husband E. Kimmel defends his Pearl Harbor duty and questions investigations that cleared or blamed him. He predicts history will eventually vindicate him despite age and illness and notes his son in the submarine service and a Navy grandson.

Pearl Harbor Marshall Kimmel Hawaii Walter C. Short Short Dorothy Groton New York Submarine Service Naval New London Conn Thomas K. Kimmel J Jr Annapolis

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