Navy Growth and Power Undersecretary Foresees Expansion
The Navy argues it already leads in sea air striking power and will grow further this year. In 1943 it built 1,600,000 tons of combatant ships, completed six Essex carriers, nine light carriers, 11 cruisers, 128 destroyers and 56 submarines, while expanding naval aviation to about 38,000 pilots. It projects more battleships, cruisers, destroyers, carriers, escorts and submarines in 1944, with 3,000,000 active personnel by year end and aims for 65,000 naval aviators.
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James Forrestal
Central Press
Washington, D. C
United States Navy
Navy
Naval Air Forces
Atlantic
Chief of Naval Operations
Pacific
Iowa
New Jersey
Naval Air Service
Marine Corps
Europe
Coast Guard
Gatch
South Dakota
Callaghan
Halsey
Nimitz
Spruance
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
O'Hare
Diseases of Musicians and War Dogs in 1944 News
A magazine-style column discusses musicians nerves and physical strains from practice, noting pianist and violinist cramps and writer neurosis. Separate item reports six U S Marine war dogs cited for action on Bougainville. two wounded but to recover.
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Washington, D. C
INS
U. S. Marine Corps
Bougainville Island
Robert Schumann
Singer
St Joseph Aspirin Promoted During Cold Wave
An ad urges readers to trust St Joseph aspirin as the fastest and most dependable cold remedy. It touts the product as the world’s largest seller and promotes its use over aspirin.
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St. Joseph
Chinese Troops Drive Japanese West of Taro in Burma
Allied dispatches say Chinese forces pushed the Japanese from strong positions eight miles west of Taro in northern Burma while facing stiff resistance ten miles northeast of Taipha Ga. British patrols report Taung Bazaar evacuated after fall to Japan. U.S. bombers and fighters attacked targets around Myitkyina and Seinnyin bya, with fires seen 20 miles away.
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New Delhi
Taro
Burma
Taipha Ga
Ledo
Arakar
Taung Bazaar
Tiddim
Chin Hills
Fort White
Sumprabum
Myitakyina
U.S
Myitkyina
Seinnyinbya
Buthedaung
Two Fighters Win Highest U.S. Awards for Valor
President Roosevelt awarded medals to an army hero and a marine flier. Second Lt. Gerry H. Kisters of Bloomington, Indiana, received the Distinguished Service Cross, becoming the first in the current war to earn both top decorations. Marine Kenneth A. Walsh, 29, of Washington, D.C., earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Sicily while wounded multiple times and capturing an enemy gun position.
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Washington
Sicily
Kisters
Nazis Claim Sinking of 17 Allied Ships
Berlin radio reported that German submarines sank nine ships totaling 62 000 tons and eight other vessels in early February attacks on Allied supply lines in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Allied acknowledgments of losses were not yet confirmed.
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London
Berlin
Atlantic
Indian Oceans
Tronwood Matches Anthracite Coal on Heat Value and Weight
Tronwood proves comparable to anthracite coal in heating value and weight for weight, suggesting parity for fuel use. The finding positions Tronwood as a viable alternative fuel option in energy discussions and markets.
Aviator Walsh Named Second Lieutenant for Valor
Tunisia era hero Walsh promoted to second lieutenant while convalescing from Sicily wounds. A tow-headed flyer, he joined a fighting unit in the Solomon Islands area and dived his plane into superior forces, shooting down three enemies to protect Allied troops and ship La Vella on August 15.
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Tunisia
Sicily
Walsh
Wen On See
Solomon Islands
la Vella
Four Jap Ships Liquidated by U S Destroyer Burns
The destroyer Burns sunk a Japanese convoy in the Marshall Islands area on January 31, engaging four ships including a tanker and two smaller craft. Burns, 2,100 tons, commanded by Comdr Donald T. Eller, was part of a Central Pacific invasion task force.
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Washington
Burns
Marshall Islands
Navy
Charleston
S. C
Donald T. Eller
Petersburg
Nazi plan to promote Himmler as Hitler successor
The office of war information reported a Swedish dispatch described a Nazi publicity effort to humanize Heinrich Himmler as a possible future leader. Four million picture postcards would be distributed showing Himmler in two smiling poses. The campaign aimed to counter German public associations with concentration camps. The report also notes Canada’s wheat yield averaging 16 bushels per acre.
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New York
Gestapo
Penetro salve advertised for cold relief
An old advertisement touts Penetro salve with modern medicine in a mutton suet base. It claims to soothe a cold throat and stimulate relief at the rubbed spot, selling for 25 cents with a 35 cent supply.
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