Four MTB Officers Recall Philippines Campaign and War Realities
Officers of MTB Squadron 3 recount the Philippines campaign from Melville Rhode Island, noting General MacArthur’s decision to bring home experienced crew for lessons. The narrator, with Kelly and Ensigns Akers Cox, frames the story as America’s Dunkirk, criticizing complacent citizens and revealing wartime failures and courage.
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Motor Torpedo Boat
Melville
Rhode Island
MTB Squadron 3
Philippines
Henry J. Brantingham
Australia
America
Macarthur
John Bulkeley
Bataan
Navy
Bulkeley
Robert Bolling Kelly
Kelly
Anthony Akers
George E. Cox Jr
Battl
Expendable Marines: Four PT Boat Officers Recall Pearl Harbor
Four Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron three officers recount the dawn of war at Cavite and the fall of the Philippines. They describe the expendable mindset, boat specs, and the chaotic retreat toward Mariveles, with mines, fuel shortages, and improvised Philippine camp life as they await further orders.
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Newport
Philippines
John Bulkeley
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three
Packard
Islands
Sandron
Troube
Panama Canal
Sania Bay
Honolulu
Commandantia
Bulkeley
Rockwell
Cavite
Ray
Manila Bay
Bataan
Mariveles Harbor
Corregidor
Kelly
Army and Navy Club
Manila
Zamboanga
Davao
Luzon
Aparri
What You Buy With WAR BOUNDS
Barbed wire used by Uncle Sam's fighting forces is vastly different from that used on American farms. Army and Marine barbed wire is much heavier and the barbs, about three inches in length, are more vicious than ordinary barbed wire.
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Uncle Sam
Augusta Travers Publishes War Bond Campaign in Hat Shop
Augusta Travers, known for her strict stance against gambling, launches a World War II era charity drive from her Main Street hat shop. She displays town volunteers who enlisted, with flags and a bold placard urging local bets on War Bonds and Stamps. A neighbor notes the campaign’s surprising shift from moral stance to patriotic fundraising.
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Augusta Travers
Main Street
Hammy
Augusta
America
Hitler
Teenouty Department
Treacees Department
War Bond Drive Aids Scout Car Purchases For Army
A War Bond drive urges citizens to invest at least ten percent of wages to fund the Ordnance Department’s need for armored scout cars. Each low-slung vehicle costs about five thousand dollars and will transport troops while resisting ground fire. Citizens are asked to contribute promptly to accelerate production and support the war effort.
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iMarineies
Bataan
Corregidor
Mariveles
Dutch East Indies
Sisiman Cove
Marine Corps
Army
U. S. Treasury Department
Ordnance Department
Hitler
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Los Angeles
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MOM
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POE
Lee
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Ern
Wa Sane
Belatroru
Peroest
Lee Dealase
Pet Pary
Lea
Eadote
Tal
Colleen
Breg
Gram Anrome
Lems
Perian
Wu Bartoe Wile
Fentral
Stata Umier
Vo Pry
Ata
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Tolr
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Lwres Mma
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Internal Revenue Office
Fin
Asy Ais Mt
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Baltimore Sunday American
All Newstands
Heart of Baltimore
Love Point
BR. R. Pier
Sue
Dany Dany
Baltimore
Pier 8
Light Street
Wewono
Eastern Shore
Aki
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
Megee Norwood Melvin William Collier Henry Schultze
C. B. Morris
Ralph Passwaters
Richard Haass JR
L. A. Covell
Caroline County
Kent County
Delaware
L. A. Covell Company
Marydel, MD
Office of Rice Administration
Joyce and
Janet Kern
Marshall's Beauty
Denton, MD
Carload
Wayne
Federalsburg Railroad
Wilmer Fell Davis Federalsburg
Sinclair Motor Oils
Sinclair Refining Company ( Inc
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
G. D. Crouse
Denton
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