Ex S D Rancher Proves Himself To Be America's No 1 One Man Army
Ex S D rancher Captain Arthur J Wermuth of Chicago is hailed as America's top one man army with 116 Japanese killed and many captured while serving with the 57th infantry regiment on the Bataan front. He earned the Silver Star the Distinguished Service Cross and two Purple Hearts, was thrice wounded and spent weeks behind enemy lines. He led raids and recon patrols feeding scores of scouts and forestalling enemy attacks, with trusted comrade Jock Jacob at his side.
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Heroic actions of Wermuth in Pacific theater described
The account details Captain Wermuth’s perilous patrols against Japanese snipers in a camachile region. He crawled through fire to burn an enemy town, formed an anti sniper unit, killed hundreds of snipers and machine gunners, and returned to duty after wounding injuries. He and Marines then detonated incendiary bombs while facing entrenched gun nests beyond American lines.
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Canada’s War Production Surge Led by Howe
U S born minister Clarence Howe wields sweeping authority to turn Canada into a vast war fabricator. From modest start, shipyards build 77 corvettes and 700 plus small crafts while factories leap to 1,000,000 tons of cargo ships and millions of rounds. by 1942, heavy guns, tanks, naval guns, bombs, and explosives roll off lines at scale once unimaginable.
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Wermuth Presses Ahead in Jungle Fight on Bataan Coast
In fierce jungle combat Wermuth and volunteers attacked Japanese machine gun nests with grenades after marines suffered casualties. Artillery pounded positions as they pressed forward, with Wermuth wounded but aiding comrades and later aided to a hospital after a second encounter. He later crossed behind enemy lines and faced a reprimand for overstepping orders.
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Air raid warmers slip on for quick RAF use
London reports officials distributing air raid alert wear designed to slip on quickly for warmth and protection at RAF airfields amid rising alerts. The measure, previously criticized, was approved by generals as a practical issue. South African air force volunteers joined a bridal detachment in Pretoria in a related honor event.
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Ex Envoy Sir Stafford Cripps May Join Washington Councils
London gossip says Sir Stafford Cripps, recently relinquishing his post as British Ambassador to Russia, may be named a full Minister of State to sit on an allied war council in Washington. If true, Britain’s public life will gain a complex figure described as an attorney for the rich who fights for the poor, a Church of England supporter turned socialist, and a bookish recluse transformed into a public speaker.
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Labour Envoy Cripps Seen As Future Prime Minister
A report notes Stafford Cripps, once Neville Chamberlain’s critic and now Britain’s envoy to Russia, is viewed by some Labour leaders as a prime ministerial contender. The article traces his rise from barrister to Solicitor General, his admiration for Soviet Russia, and his enduring influence despite formal excommunication.
Old wrestling champ seeks teaching ju-jitsu to beat Japanese
Ed Strang Lewis, renowned wrestling champion, asks the army to allow him to instruct soldiers in juijitsu to counter Japanese tactics.
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