Rescue Efforts Boost Hope for Stranded Flyers
The article recounts prolonged, perilous attempts to reach marooned airmen in Greenland. Wade Moe piloted a fragile long-distance plane with scarce fuel amid worsening weather, finally linking with Eskimo hunters and delivering the crew back to base on January 2 after a grueling overland trek.
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Balchen
Army
Navy
United Uses
Barkley- Grow
Maritime Central Airways
Jimmy Wade
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
Wade
Greenland
J. G. Moe
Air Transport Command
Moe
No Point in Advising Them of Plans on the Ice Cap
A fragment notes that on the ice cap the people did not know of certain plans and found no use in being advised about them. The line suggests secrecy or miscommunication surrounding strategic decisions.
Planning and Fulfillment Gap Marked in 1943 AAF Work
Fragmentary text notes the U S Army Air Forces facing a gap between planning and completion in 1943. It highlights ongoing efforts and challenges within the service and hints at broader wartime organizational concerns.
First Lady Doubtful Reprisal Would End Executions
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, returning from a month abroad, doubts reprisals against Japanese prisoners or evacuees would halt future executions of American airmen. She advocates civilized actions and using gained understanding to prevent killings, noting Japanese prisoners sometimes beg captors to kill them. She also says she would not permit Japanese Americans to work on the Roosevelt farm due to Secret Service concerns.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Tokio
Roosevelt
Duchess County
N. Y
Secret Service
Guadalcanal in Verse by Edger A. Guest
The poem honors Guadalcanal as a lasting symbol of courage and sacrifice. It envisions future generations learning from Marines who fought there, with images of sacrifice, one armed, one blinded, and men enduring. It pledges that Guadalcanal will live in poetry and song as a testament to heroism.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
Guadalcanal
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