Navy Awards to Kearny Crew for Heroism After Torpedo Hit
Fourteen officers and sailors of the Kearny were awarded Navy crosses and letters of commendation after the destroyer was torpedoed by a German sub in October. Vice Admiral Ingersoll and Secretary Knox praised the crew for composure and duty as 11 members were killed or missing. an official report lauded calm, order, and coordinated efforts to maintain buoyancy and fighting efficiency.
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Kearny
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Atlantic Fleet
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Ypsilanti
Mich
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San Diego
Calif
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Knox
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Brooklyn
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Riverside
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Sauquoit
Alfred J. Booth
Clifton Heights
Teuscor Coleman Holland Jr
Etee
Water
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Hej
Farm
United States Navy
Bae
Bonde
Washington battle over corsets as war needs clash
OPM faces a one billion dollar race between guns and garments. Officials weigh whether corsets and brassieres are essential to morale and civilian strength while stockpiles for tubers and tires press priorities. Industry reps urge rubber for foundation garments as stores report demand, shaping daily life under total war.
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Washington
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America
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Office of Production Management
Council
Shownown
Brassiere Association of America
Worale
Jed Sylbert
Associated
Incorporated
Seth Styles
Singapore recalls British minister Duff Cooper from Singapore
London reports Duff Cooper, Britain’s resident minister in Singapore, was asked to wind up affairs and return to Britain though he recently took the post. The move coincides with Archibald Wavell’s appointment as supreme commander in the Southwest Pacific, ending Cooper’s mission. News from Canberra and Sydney criticize his tenure, urging real military action over rhetoric.
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Alfred Duff Cooper
Singapore
Britain
Cooper
Far East
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Duff Cooper
Churchill
Washington
Archibald Wavell
Southwest Pacific
Duchy of Lancaster
Wavell
Australia
Canberra Times
Winity
Butt Cooper
Sydney Daily Minor
Let Youth Face War P T A Urged
William Klotzer of Portland Oregon, president of the national P T A congress, warned parents not to shield children from war realities. He urged using the conflict to build character traits such as courage, resourcefulness, responsibility, unselfishness, and sacrifice.
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Cricago
William Klotzer
Portland
Ore
National
P.-T. A. Congress
Polish Rebels Fight: Nazis Hit Back Across Occupied Poland
Fierce fighting reported by British radio today as Polish guerillas engage German occupational forces in occupied Poland. Three German policemen said killed near Lublin. A war along the Warsaw Lublin road halted air traffic. American medical supplies for Polish civilians reportedly confiscated by German authorities.
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Poland
OGB. 8
Lublin
Warsaw
Finland Denies Peace Move Rumors
New York dispatch reports Finnish press via Uusi Suometar denying any pending Russo Finnish peace initiative. The paper says no foundation for peace rumors and that Finland seeks victory through continued battle, with British radio echoing no peace yet.
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Uusi Suceal
Ari
Joey
Bb.c
B.S
Finland
Vancouver considers mass internment of Japanese Canadians
A Vancouver motion to relocate all Japanese in British Columbia, whether aliens or citizens, to inland areas is under discussion. The province has about 25 000 people, mostly in coastal districts, with a strong push from local officials for a broad internment plan.
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B. C
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