Story of the Flying Fortress squadron in the Philippines war
Lieut. Col Frank Kurtz recalls the fatal day when Jap forces attacked the Philippines as Old 99 and other Fortresses failed to take off. Eight crew died fleeing for shelter. Escaped survivors reach Australia then fly to Java for missions over the islands. Nine P40 fighters land in time. waves of Japanese bombers attack. Major Straubel is killed. The Forts engage a carrier in the Java sea and drive it off limp. More Forts arrive to reinforce the effort.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
Java
Major Straubel
Java Sea
Timor
Surabaya
Malang
Navy
Kommander van der Straaten
van der Straaten
Bud Sprague
Bud
Corregidor
Bataan
Army
Margo
The Old Queen of the Forts Dies in Battle Over Java
In a harrowing air battle over Macassar Strait, nine Fortresses take off from Malang to face a Japanese carrier fleet. The leadership and crew defend the formation as one plane erupts in flames, its crew bailing out while a heroic turret gunner sacrifices to protect fleeing teammates. The narrative centers on the doomed engagement and the fallen crew, including Captain Strother and Sergeant Leonard Coleman, as the story promises to continue.
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Tarakan
Navy
Balikpapan
Balikpapan Field
Malang
Macassar
Sky Queens
Colin
Clark Field
Adams
Major Robinsor
Frank
Sergeant Boone
Macassar Strait
Army Air Force
Japan
Army Air
Java
Duke Duphrane
Jim Worley
Worley
Duphrane
Marie Antoinette
Mary Queen of Scots
Keightley
Strother
Leonard Coleman
Postwar jobs outlook defies fear with vast private funds
Washington editors argue that rising bank deposits and private wealth signal strong consumer demand after the war. Despite predictions of mass unemployment, economists foresee a shift in employment and a need for orderly spending, with shortages and surpluses across industries as soldiers and workers readjust.
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Washington
Congress
CIO
E. A. Goldenwiser
Federal Reserve
Tlinois
Big League Uniforms and Superstitions Revealed
Veteran Paul Derringer leads a list of MLB players by size and fit, noting caps, shirts, and pants from giants like Bobo Newsom and Johnny Gee. Measurements span hats to shoes, with Carrig sharing tall tales of players’ wardrobes, superstitions, and even bat weights alongside early embroidery pattern notes.
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Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Mr. Big
Mike Naymick
Cleveland
Johnny Gee
Pirates
Derringer
Bobo Newsom
Connie Mack
Thornton Lee
White Sox
Paul
Bobo
Lee
Naymick
Johnny
Jimmy Camig
Cariig
Billy Jurges
Giants
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Carrig
Lefty O’doul
Lefty
Big
Chief Meyers
Babe Ruth
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WNI
Florida
Pby’s
Borneo
Eubank
News 4
Paul Matto
Western Newspaper Union
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Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Muddy Ruel
Ival Goodman
Myril Hoag
Dom Dellasandro
Skeeter Webb
Walter Brown
Gob Buckeye
Kiki Cuyler
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Arry Hooper
Red Oelourfield
Speaker
Lewis
Hooper
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Dee Dee
Encyclopedia Americana
Sayre
Sraarith
Atcoet
Stea
Sbligzison
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