Marines of MTB Squadron 3 Tell Last Stand at Corregidor
Four of five surviving Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 officers recount the fall of Manila and Cavite, battles off Bataan and Subic, encounters with Japanese ships, and plans to break for China as fuel and torpedoes run low. Bulkeley, Kelly, Akers, and Cox describe combat, escape, and life on Corregidor with DeLong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philippines
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
R. B. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George EB. Cox Jr
Manila
Cavite
Kelly
Corregidor
Bulkeley
Bataan
Biniptican Point
Subic
Australia
America
Army
Quezon
Cebu
Sayre
DeLong
Subic Bay
Moron
No-Man’s Land
Sisiman Cove
Trabajador
China
Chungking
Clark Lee
Nat Floyd
Navy
Peggy
Rock
Pants and vouchers clash in wartime talk
A public hearing reveals a Twitchell misstep over pants and ration cards. The exchange covers black and gray market terms, a backwards outfit, and a paper hanger’s odd defense. The piece shifts to wartime vacation limits and a push for midweek travel to conserve resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
OPA
Twitchell
Binkle
Gray
Stages Screen Radio: Hollywood Notes From Virginia Vale
A roundup of film and radio chatter mentions The More the Merrier set, Bataan star power, and Victory Through Air Power cartography scenes. Highlights include Marjorie Lord’s slap on James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck and Joan Crawford among stars. Freddie Bartholomew’s Army sendoff. Dick Stark’s baby face switch. and Jack Carson’s rise via radio and TV projects.
Scrap bag panholders and motifs for fun stitching
Tiny scraps of muslin prints and plain colors become a colorful set of panholders. Motifs include vegetables fruit flowers sunbonnet babies and pieced designs with embroidery applique and piecing options. Hot iron transfer 29542, 15 cents, brings motifs for this group. send your order.
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Chapter
Mr Phillips
Mr. Twitchell
Washington
Mr. Eastman
Eastman
Virginia Vale
Western
Union
Columbia
Jean Arthur
Joel McCrea
Charles Coburn
James Cagney
Johnny
Marjorie Lord
Marjorie
Allstar
Barbara Stanwyck
Joan Crawford
Lucille Ball
Jennifer Jones
Bernadette
Robert Walker
Jimmy Stewart
Gary Cooper
Walt Disney
Freddie Bartholomew
Army Air Corps
Miles Mander
Freddie
Five Graves
Cairo
Mander
Dick Stark
Abie
Babyface
Paramount
Baby Face
Alan Ladd
Ladd
Wally Butterworth
Brian Donlevy
Paulette Goddard
Sonny Tufts
Charles Martin
CBS Playhouse
Sonny
Jack Carson
Vick Knight
Mark Hellinger
Jack Benny
Martha Raye
Bob Hope
Heaven
New York
Gregory Ratoff
Russia
Kansas City
Tennyson
Henry Kaiser
Sir Launchalot
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville, Tenn
Fda
Reteko Lai cc
Foch
National Bureau of Standards
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