Allies on route to Tokyo and Sicily invasion force
In Arctic waters a US Navy task force with battleships supported Allied Sicily invasion from a British home fleet role. Two daring Norwegian feints aimed to draw Tirpitz, with American Martlet fighter and air support shooting down German craft. The operation proved allied naval cooperation and planning for future Pacific actions.
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U.S. Navy
Sicily
Atlantic
Arctic
United States Navy
Norway
Arctice Circle
Duke of York
Bruce A. Fraser
United States
Royal Navy
North Africa
South Pacific
Olaf Mandt Hustvedt
Fraser
Marshall Heads Allied War Effort As U S Chief Of Staff
The piece surveys George C. Marshall as the United States Army chief of staff and commander in chief of field forces, noting Roosevelt's choice, Churchill’s respect, and Marshall's role in directing operations across fronts while planning the final drive on Germany. It also touches on postwar labor and economic concerns, including veteran reintegration, industry productivity, and public works debates. It wraps with notes on global politics, weariness of war, and looming domestic policy battles.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
George C. Marshall
London
United Nations
Leesburg
Virginia
Germany
U. S
John J. Pershing
Black Jack
Roosevelt
Stonewall Jackson
Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Stimson
Churchi
Winnie
Congress
Treasury
D. R
Henry
L. Morgenthau
Roose Federal
Vest
James
F. Byrnes
M. Vinson
Capitol Hill
White House
Allies Drive Toward Tokyo In Pacific War Advances
The article reviews Pacific front progress from 1942 to 1945 as Allied forces, led by MacArthur and Nimitz, push through New Guinea, the Solomons, Gilbert Islands, and the Aleutians toward Rabaul and Tokyo. Key actions include Bougainville, Rendova, and Attu, with air power shaping victories and Mountbatten named Southeast Asia theatre supreme commander.
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Aleutians
Gilbert Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Tokyo
United Nations
MacArthur
New Guinea
Solomons
Japan
Buna
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
William F. Halsey
Army
Alexander M. Patch
Alexander A. Vandergrift
Navy Knox
Bismarck Sea
New Britain Island
New Britain
Rabaul
Rendova
Guadalucanal
Vangunu
New Georgia
Kolombangara
Santa Isabel
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Truk
Gilberts
Chester W. Nimitz
Fall of
Makin
Attu
Kiska
Amchitka
Adak
Wewak
Globe
China
Winning the War
A columnist argues workers must face postwar realities of employment and rejects the dream of guaranteed jobs for all. If private enterprise cannot deliver, disillusioned laborers will blame big business and demand action.
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Albert Leman
Fivery
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Horizont
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Greensboro Pilot Brings Bomber Home With Bomb in Wing
An American bomber returned safely to base after a bomb stuck in its wing failed to detonate. Lt. Edward A. Martin of Greensboro North Carolina reported the crew felt the impact over Emden and saw the bomb release misfire. The incident followed a near miss as the aircraft flew roughly 400 miles back to base.
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U. S
England
Emden
Edward A. Martin
Greensboro
N. C
Accidental Dens in U S Reach 93 000 in 1942
About 93 000 accidental dens were recorded in the United States during 1942, with nearly one third arising from motor vehicle accidents.
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U. S
Bomb with live fuse fails to detonate on impact
A bomb aboard a craft showed a live fuse and remained unignited after impact. Investigators note the fuse persisted in the wing area, leaving questions about why ignition did not occur during the incident.
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