Wayne Knox blames Hawaii attack losses at 2897
Edward C. Wayne Knox presents a blunt weekly analysis claiming the Army and Navy suffered 2897 losses in a surprise Pearl Harbor strike. He notes the sinking of the battleship Arizona among many crafts and adds an editor's note distancing the newspaper's stance from his opinion.
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Knox
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Secretary of the Navy
Blunt
Navy
Utah
Pacific
War Echoes from Pearl Harbor and the Axis Front
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox reports Pearl Harbor losses at 2897 dead and 879 wounded with 26 missing. Arizona, Utah and three destroyers sunk as Japan’s broader campaign aims at Malaya, Burma, and the Dutch East Indies.
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Hitler
Russia
Moscow
Japan
Litvinoff
Washington
Defense at Home Describes Wartime Morale and Air Drill
The article outlines nationwide blackout drills and home defense as a morale shield against fifth column activity. It notes rationing moves in shipping, British and American exchanges with Chiang Kai-shek, and early Malaya resistance as Japan presses toward Hongkong and Kowloon.
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United States
Manila
Hawaii
Canton
Hongkong
Kowloon
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Dutch Destroyer Isaac Sweers In Night Action
Dutch ships fought in the Far East and Mediterranean while the country was under occupation. The 1,800 ton destroyer Isaac Sweers earned much credit for its role in a night sinking of an Italian flotilla by a smaller British force.
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Far East
Mediterranean
Isaac Sweers
Heroes of Hawaii Second Lieuts Welch Taylor Downed Jap Planes
Second Lieut. George S. Welch of Wilmington Delaware aged 23 downed four Japanese planes in one sortie. He completed flying training 14 months ago at Kelly Field and later served in the Far East. Second Lieut. Kenneth M. Taylor of Hominy Oklahoma aged 22 destroyed two Japanese planes in his first combat. A University of Oklahoma junior, he graduated from Brooks Field in April.
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Heroes of
Hawaii
Georges. Welch
Wilmington
Del
Purdue
Kelly Field
Far East
Kenneth M. Taylor
Hominy
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Brooks Field
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Western Newspaper Union
Hawaiti
Frank Knox
Honolulu
Army
Germany
Italy
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Guam
Midway
Wake Islands
Philippines
U. S
Malaya
Burma
Singapore
China
Dutch East Indies
China Sea
Indo-China
Thailand
Red Army
Colin P. Kelly
Kelly
West Pointer
Canada
Montreal
Telephone Company
San Francisco
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Royal Air Force
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles
U.S.S. Raper
U.S. Naval
Flying
Porulor
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Brooklyn, N. Y
U.S
Penn Station
New York
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