Battle over Java and the Forts in Balked Zero attack
Lieutenant Colonel Frank Kurtz recalls the Philippines loss and a perilous mission off Java with Flying Fortresses. The crew fights through heavy anti aircraft and Zero escorts, scoring seven kills, while Major Robinson leads a sample bombing run before the tale ends with a continued raid on a heavy cruiser.
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Frank Kurtz
Flying Fortress
Philippines
Australia
Java
Kurtz
Malang
U. S
Irvin Schier
Robinson
Borneo
Macassar Strait
Charlie Britt
Private Purkey Letters on Army Magazine List
In a candid note to Harriet, the writer critiques a military list of approved magazines for GIs. He jokes about the placement of Better Homes and Gardens between comic titles and cautions about titles like Outdoor Life and Physical Culture, while noting his surprise at seeing familiar brands and the mixed suitability for soldiers.
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National Geographic
House and Garden
Washington
Washington Digest urges war labor help and warns of underground factions
Washington columnist Oscar S. P. praises strict volunteer farm labor programs in the District of Columbia with White House and military support. He notes civilian and service groups aiding peach and apple harvests, plus camps offering wages and harvest work. He also warns of underground Nazi and Junker networks in Europe and potential Axis influence in Argentina if sanctions lag, urging strong embargoes and vigilance.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Johnny Jones
Philadelphia Athletics
Coatsville
Department of Agriculture Extension Service
Jones
White House
Firls
Wacs
WAVES
Marines
SPARS
Germany
Junkers
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Europe
German Soldier Notebook Quote Appears in Briefs
German soldier captured in France wrote in his notebook that those who retreat will see their homeland again. Production of 12,782 electric ranges in Q3 1944 to three manufacturers authorized without war-work interference. A new method to detect slow tire leaks to prevent flats outlined by Office of Defense Transportation. German dentists ordered to limit care to urgent measures.
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France
Office of Defense Transportation
Couple wed after 50 years courtship in newspaper tale
A lighthearted clipping notes a couple who married after a half century of dating. A jokey exchange in a restaurant shows a patron demanding cold, stale coffee and toast then tells the waitress to nag him because he is homesick.
Get It Over With Sentry
Major Jones and a sentry clash at a guardhouse over a forgotten password. A voice orders shooting if the standoff continues.
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Guardhouse
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Sumatra
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Dare Devil
Harper’s
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Ladies Home Journal
Woman's Home Companion
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Colliers
the American Medical Journal
Ten Story Western
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Harper's Bazaar
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Tojo
Pearl Harbor
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Union Trust Building
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