Egyptian Army Beating Nazis To The Punch At Alamein
Cairo Oct 24 The rebuilt Eighth Army charged into the El Alamein line in a night offensive with land sea and air blows. Allied forces led by the desert army with U S air support and a Mediterranean fleet task force struck near Matruh. U S planes ferried out, took enemy air bases, and escorted fighter bombers in preliminary operations as darkness shielded the start of the battle for the Mediterranean winter.
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Cairo
Britain
Eighth Army
el Alamein
Mediterranean
Army of the
Matruh
Alexandria
UG. S.S
U. S
Japanese Invasion Forces Suffer Naval Losses in Pacific
Allied bombers under General MacArthur reported severe Japanese naval losses in the south western Pacific near Raoul and Bougainville. The Guadalcanal airfield face renewed threats as the Japanese landed on Russell Island and launched a flank assault that was repelled.
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Washington
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Russell Island
Navy
Douglas MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Springboard
U. S
Espiritu Santo Island
New Herbrides
War Today notes Vichy near collapse and risks for France
The War Today column discusses the fading Vichy government as Laval faces German demands for 150,000 artisans and possible exile options. It warns Paris and unoccupied zones could be squeezed via occupation along the Mediterranean, with Berlin seeking pressure and collaboration from Laval.
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Vichy
Third Republic
France
Pierre Laval
Jean Darlan
Germany
Laval
Africa
Mediterranean
United States
Berlin
Paris
War Birds Search Pacific For Ace Of 18
Honolulu Oct 24 American war birds of 42 hunted distant Pacific waters for Capt Eddie Rickenbacker whose status was unknown after reporting only one hour of fuel. He and crew aboard a large military plane vanished west of Oahu during an inspection flight and extensive search by Army and Navy craft followed.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Eddie Rickebacker
Uncle Sam
War Department
Rickenbacker
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Oahu
Hawaii
U.S. Army Hawaiian Department
Army
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Rick
Possible Bomber Crew Captured in Japanese-Occupied China
Miss Coral Houston, a Methodist missionary returning on the Gripsholm, said four and possibly five U S bomber crewmen were captured when their plane forced down in occupied China after the Tokyo raid. Chinese officials aided by Japanese authorities detained the men after villagers reported the incident. two rescue attempts failed.
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Huntington Park
Calif
Coral Houston
China
Gripsholm
United States
Tokyo
Houston
Shanghai
Halsey Takes Command Of Navy In South Pacific Area
Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. given command of naval forces in the South Pacific, relieving Vice Admiral Ghormley. Halsey, 60, famed for carrier operations and the Marshall-Gilbert raid, reports to Admiral Nimitz. Ghormley reassigned with future duties to be announced.
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Halsey
Navy
South Pacific
Washington
William F. Heisey, J Jr
Robt. L. Ghormley
Ghormly
of the
Solomons
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Ghormley
Moscow
Idaho
Elizabeth
N. J
Southwest Pacific
Leary
Yorktown
Enterprise
Marshall and
Gilbert Island
No Indian Leader's Wife Death Report Found
Bombay officials denied German radio reports of the death of Mrs. Gandhi wife of India’s imprisoned Nationalist leader. The broadcast heard in London offered no details and did not state how the report was received.
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Bombay
Collision Report Ties Army Bomber to Transport Crash
Palm Springs Calif Oct 24 A civilian spotter described seeing two twin engined planes at 8000 feet one close to the other just before one veered into a cloud and then plunged to a mountainside killing 12. Army authorities kept quiet while San Francisco officials denied any military aircraft involvement. The spotter R M Martin offered to testify before an army board as investigators began.
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Palm * Springs
Calif
American Airlines
Here
California
San Francisco
Fourth Air Force
R. M. Martin
Martin
Army Board of
Army
March
Vpage
Air Force Sergeant Earns Four Decorations for Valor
Gen George C Kenney honors U S air forces personnel in Australia with decorations for bravery in the Southwest Pacific. Sergt Billie B Sutton of Sebastopol California receives four awards for valor while 14 others cited for supplying the Philippines and aiding MacArthur and Quezon. Second Lt Virgil B Lindsay of Washington Park North Carolina earns a silver star for gallantry over Buna on July 25 as his fortress is attacked by 15 Zeros. Despite heavy damage, a 45 minute fight nets three enemy planes shot down.
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MacArthur
Australia
Billie B. Sutton
Sebastopol
Calif
Southwest Pacific
George C. Kenney
U. S
Philippines
Quezon
Virgil B. Lindsay
Washington Park
WN. C
Hill Opposes Amendment In Teen Age Draft Bill
Senator Hill of Alabama opposed any amendment to the teen age draft bill, urging faith in military leaders to conduct the war as they see fit. He argued restricting draft usage could backfire, citing Gen. George Marshall’s view that new divisions require a year of training as units. The debate referenced an O Daniel proposal for a year of military training before 18 and 19 year olds enter combat outside the continental U S.
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Washington
Hill
Alabama
Senate
Congress
O'Daniel
D-Tex
Continental
United States
George Marshall
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Senator Connally
Tydings
D-Md
Canon
Russians Gain Despite Drive At Stalingrad
Red Army troops breached the German left flank northwest of Stalingrad and repulsed assaults on a northside factory despite heavy bombing. Red Star reported the Germans were reduced to counterattacks that failed after daylong fighting as Soviet relief forces advanced and opened a gap in the Nazi line.
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Stalingrad
Moscow
Steppes
Red Star
RAFs Biggest Bombers Hit Northern Italy Again
RAF heavy bombers returned to Italy for a second successive night raid, striking Turin Genoa and Savona with explosive and incendiary bombs. The operation involved four motor bombers and other craft flying about 1500 miles roundtrip, with no British casualties reported. Italian communiques noted damage in Savona as most notable, while Genoa and Turin damage was described as not serious.
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London
RAF
Italy
Turin
Genoa
Savona
Ligurian
Vado Ligure
Savaona
Bern
Switzerland
Alps
South American ministers to meet amid policy questions
Buenos Aires reports a scheduled meeting today between Argentina's Enrique Ruiz Guinazu and Chile's Joaquin Fernandez, isolationist foreign ministers. Fernandez will attend a banquet at the Chilean embassy as Ruinz Guinazu speaks at a Bernardo O'Higgins centenary event. Officials note Chile favors US collaboration but not breaking with the Axis. Santiago risks censorship of dispatches as tensions rise.
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Buenos Aires
South America
Argentina
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Chile
Joaquin Fernandez
Fernandez
Montevideo
Ruinz ‘Guianza
Juan Antonio Rios
Andes
Ruiz Guinazu
Bernardo O'Higgins
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Conference. Foreign Office
United States
Axis
Santiago
Ships Emerge As Sole Armament Category In War Plants
President Roosevelt aims to meet the 1942 blueprint by shifting WPB emphasis to heavier warplanes tanks and mobile artillery while ships outstrip other categories. WPB predicts about 45,000 planes 50s tanks and 8 million deadweight tons of shipping with ships already delivering record weekly totals.
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Sterling Green
Washington
Roosevelt
War Production Board
WPB
Bitter Battle Preceded New British Drive
London reports the Mediterranean air and sea campaign before the British eighth army’s assault. Allied air forces hit Rommel’s supply lines hard, submarines damaged Axis shipping, and Malta faced heavy Axis attacks. Axis losses include 193 planes shot down this month, with British aircraft losses at 3. Allies targeted Libyan bases and Crete airfields to disrupt reinforcements and supplies.
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London
Eighth Army
Rommel
Malta
Mediterranean
African Corps
Ines
Crete
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