Night escape from Corregidor led by General MacArthur
A diary style account details Bulkeley's plan to evacuate with MacArthur, his wife and son aboard one of four boats, steering through blocked seas toward a rendezvous at dawn. The convoy faces signals from Luzon and in voyage struggles with engine performance and navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulkeley
MacArthur
Rockwell
China
Luzon
Yamashita
Akers
Cox
Schumacher
Corregidor
Kelly
Nat Floyd
New York Times
Nat
Lazaret
Peggy
Signal-Corps
Philippine Army
Apo Island
General Sutherland
Cuyo
Philippines
Cuyos
Name in a Casualty List in Africa Wilbur Smith
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Wilbur Smith of Willow Falls, once a cheerful boy and high school sports participant. The piece ties his World War II casualty mention in Africa to memories of family, neighbors, and a town newspaper. It juxtaposes war with everyday life and includes satirical jabs at wartime rhetoric and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy
Bataan
San Francisco
Africa
Wilbur Smith
Willow Fails
Mass
Charles Smith
Willow Falls
Argyle Road
Smiths
Wilbur
Wepawang
Hallowe'en
Hollywood Radio and Screen News Roundup
The column notes boosting TV and radio programs with women emcees and new cast members. Penny Singleton now Mrs Major Sparks celebrates a rising profile. Jim Jr joins CBS Here’s to Romance. Gable appears in Wings Up as narrator in limited screen time. Gabriel the airlock guard nicknamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny
Blondie
Singleton
Major Sparks
Clark Gable
Gable
Jim Jr
Jim Sr
Den
CBS
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Smith Porch
Mrs. Smith
Ed Hill
Hitler
Mussolini
Congress
OPA
Moscow
Stalin
Browder
America
Naples
New York
Vos Ae Vale Rele
Ary Astor
Charles Ruggles
Mischa Auer
John Charles Thomas
Guy
Joe
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
Gabriel
Bill Stern
NBC
George Raft
Betty Grable
Tommy Dorsey
Marie McDonald
Marie
Signe Hasso
Brittany
Metro
Hollywood
Anne Shirley
Donna Reed
Guadalcanal
London
Iceland
Susan Peters
Richard Quine
Susan
Humphrey Bogart
Robert Young
Judy
Eddie Cantor
Phillips Lord
Maine
George Lowther
Mike Fright
New Haven High School
Mary Astor
HESE
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
Bellans
Kois
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
Pavitt Hd
the Tanglefoot CO
Grand Rapids, Mich
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