Voluntary Enlistment Halt Moves to Selective Service
President Roosevelt ordered an immediate stop to voluntary enlistments in the armed forces except in special cases. Recruits would come through the selective service system under Paul Y. McNutt, who gains strong control over manpower and procurement. The Navy may still recruit 17 year olds, and the Army will draw officers from the ranks. The move aligns military staffing with civilian manpower programs and requires all hiring through the U.S. Employment Service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Paul Y. McNutt
War Department
Department
Koonly
McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Almstromerr
United States Employment Service
Manpower Commission
Mgr. Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Navy Halts Enlistment Of 18 To 37 Year Olds
Navy chief Admiral Randall Jacobs ordered all naval recruiting offices to stop voluntary enlistments of men aged 18 through 37 in line with a presidential order. Men 17 to 18 and 38 to 50 may still be recruited voluntarily. The move requires new officer candidate classes and affects V-1, V-7, and V-11 officer candidate programs pending applications and fitness reviews.
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Washington
Randall Jacobs
Naval Personnel
Roosevelt
Navy
Naval Aviation
Naval Cadets
Pearl Harbor Loss Shocks Nation as Liberators Strike
A four bomber Liberator armada hit Italy from Libya or Egypt, sinking a cruiser and crippling another in Naples harbor, while a Pearl Harbor anniversary report lists ships damaged or sunk. The Navy says eight battleships were hit, with several later repaired and back in service, while Arizona is listed as permanently lost.
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Cairo
Egypt
Deep
Midian
Naples
Churchill
Italy
Libya
Mussolini
Europe
United States
Washington
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian
Arizona
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tennessee
Helena
Honolulu
Raleigh
Curtiss
Vestal
Alahoma
California
Nevada
West Virginia
Shaw
Cassin Ad Downes
Okahoma
Oklahoma
Seven Die as Army bomber crashes near Provence
Lacson Ariz Dec 5 seven crew members perish when a four motor Army bomber crashes and burns in desert near Provence Army public relations officer Capt Fred Finney reports The dead include pilot First Lieut Robert Stanley Adams Jr and co pilot Second Lieut Arthur Clinton Hidson Also killed are Staff Sgt Francis R Santmyer Sgt James A Akins Sgt Armand H Fellier Sgt Milo L Kienholz Pvt Edward Zientarski The crash cause is under Army board investigation.
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Lacson
Ariz
Provence
Arig
Priday
Fred Finney
Davis-Monthan Field
Robert Stanley Adams, Jr
R. S. Adams, Jr
Red Wing
Minn
Arthur Clinton Hidson
Brink P. Eidson
Odessa
Texas
Francis 2. Santmyer
Laura J. Santmyer
Syracuse
N.Y
James A. Akins
Evelyn Akins
Lisbon
N. Y
Armand H. Fellier
Margaret Peltier
Coventry Center
R. T. Py
Milton L. Kienholz
Tillie Kienholz
Mint
Edward Zientarski
Anthony Zientarski
Detroit
Mich
Army
Allied reserves move to reinforce Tebourba area in Tunis campaign
Allied reinforcements of guns tanks men and planes reported pushing through the Astras mountains to support the British American line near Tebourba Djedeida in Tunisia. German counter attacks continued as tanks and infantry briefly pressed into Tebourba while Eisenhower massed forces for a new push toward Djedeida.
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London
Astras
Tebourba- Djedeida
Tun
Anid
Tebourha
Tunis
Bizerte
Tebourba
Geo
Dwigul
Eisenhower
Djedeida
Finnish War Prisoners Die Of Starvation Report
In Finland 12,000 Russian prisoners of war died in the year ending last July with an additional 5,000 dying since, according to Finnish authorities. The figure appears in a Red Cross sourced statement rebutting reports that 20,000 of 56,000 captives had perished from hunger.
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Kern
Switzerland
Finland
Dugeon
International Red Cross
Legation
Severe Blow Dealt Japanese Flotilla In Solomons
Washington reports fresh damage to Japanese sea forces after American aircraft from Guadalcanal attacked central Solomons. Navy communique places action 150 miles northwest of Guadalcanal between New Georgia and Santa Isabel. results pending. Other reports suggest heavier losses in the Guadalcanal battle area with multiple ships sunk or damaged and Japanese troops pressed.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Solomons
New Georgia
Santa Isabel Islands
South Pacific War Zone
Indica
Cuadalcanal
Associated Press
South Pacific
Terong
Japan
Tod Communique
Manadalcanal
Marine Corps
Lunga River
Sugar Beet Industry Near Machine Age Threshold
The West’s sugar beet industry may enter a machine age as new diggers and loaders prove practical in Montana tests. Mechanical harvesters could cut hand labor by 75 percent, letting Montana produce a 75,000 acre crop with 2,500 workers instead of 10,000, easing labor shortages amid war.
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Hugh Thomson
West
Montana
South
Whitney
Tribune
Conditia One
German Admiral Darlan to lead mission to London
Report from Paris says the German controlled Paris India claims Admiral Jean Darlan plans to send or lead a military mission to London. The assertion, carried via the Paris India, suggests high level German coordinated action as World War II events unfold.
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London
Paris
India
Jean Darlan
Weather in Helena Sunday Snow Showers Warmth
Weather in Helena shows snow showers and a slight warmup through Sunday and Sunday evening. The Weather Bureau reports there may be lingering flurries and rising temperatures into the night.
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Helena
U. 8
Weather Bureau
Ground Forces Hold Guadalcanal as Allies Press
Allied ground and air forces report expanded beachheads at Gona while bombers target Buna positions. MacArthur’s air fleet attacked a Japanese supply vessel near Portuguese Timor and conducted a raid on Kavieng Airfield.
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Guadalcanal
Australia
Gona
Buna
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Portuguese Timor
Kavieng
New Ireland Island
Russians Press on Methodically Against Invaders
Russians press a steady offensive across seven sectors from the Caucasus to Leningrad. In Stalingrad they claim wiping out a nest of Germans, seizing three strongholds, and killing 6,249 enemy. Northwestern Moscow area sees heavy engagements as front lines tighten.
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Mogrow
Caucasus
Leningrad
Red Army
Germany
Stalingrad
Moscow
Don
Volga
British Navy Sinks 48 Axis Vessels In Africa Campaign
British Mediterranean forces have sunk or damaged 48 Axis ships since the western desert offensive began two months ago. Submarines destroyed 24 ships in four weeks, while surface ships and carrier aircraft targeted enemy positions. The effort supported the Eighth Army as Tobruk ports were recaptured and ships ferried supplies ashore through mined waters.
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Alexandria
Weyl
Dec
Britain
Mediterranean
Eighth Army
Western
Desert
Bave
Beit
Biehth
A.V. Alexander
Admiralty
Hens Harwood
Pyidt
Tobruk
Pavy
RAF
Western Desert
Crete
Daba
Pearl Harbor Day Anniversary Reveals Hidden Facts
In commemoration of the Pearl Harbor attack, the article recalls how within minutes nearly all Hawaiian battleships and much of the aircraft were incapacitated. It notes 2000+ dead, 1000+ wounded, about 1000 missing, and the loss of air power, while emphasizing America’s swift vow of vengeance and the Axis impact.
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Pearl Harbor
Washington
Hawaiian
Navy
Pacific
America
Japan
Axis
Tokyo
Berlin
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