Pearl Harbor loss toll and ship recoveries outlined
The Navy reports 19 ships damaged at Pearl Harbor with only one total loss, including battleships Arizona Oklahoma California Nevada and West Virginia among those badly damaged. Damages after the Pearl attack left 4,375 Americans killed or missing, with many ships quickly repaired and seeing action at Midway and in the Solomons.
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Pearl Harbor
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Midway
Solomons
Solomon Islands
Jap Relief Force Balked in Pacific
Washington reports a Japanese effort to land troops and supplies near Guadalcanal was halted by U S dive bombers and torpedo planes. A small surface force 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal was attacked on December 2. battle results were not fully confirmed.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
Navy Department
New Georgia
Santa Isabel Islands
South Pacific
Toruster
Thefts From Fire Victims Charged
Police investigated reports that thieves robbed bodies of Cocoanut Grove disaster victims as grand jury action looms. State investigators plan evidence from about 125 witnesses to determine responsibility for the fire in Boston.
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Boston
Cocoanut Grove
Daniel F. O'Brien
James Slattery
Cambridge
O'Brien
Slattery
Armed Forces Reorganize Recruiting Under McNutt System
President Roosevelt halted voluntary enlistments and ordered all military hiring directed by the selective service system run by Paul V. McNutt. The War Department also suspended inductions for men 38 and over and opened civilian discharge paths, with drafting under McNutt and the U S Employment Service to funnel manpower to essential jobs.
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Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Paul V. McNutt
War Department
McNutt
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Manpower Commission
Recruiting Post Status Unknown in West Virginia
President Roosevelt orders may affect enlistment in the army and navy as state draft boards ready to meet changes. MoM Pierce says recruitment will use the selective service system and personnel may be moved to active duty or other posts. West Virginia tally includes about 130 army navy staff with 70 navy personnel in the state and 24 000 West Virginians enlisted since December 7.
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Navy
Selective Service
Carleton C. Pierce
West Virginia
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Mom Pierce
Line Corps
Coast Guard
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