Kelly Given Posthumous Hero Award
Manila December 20. Captain Dante C. Kelly Jr. earned the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for heroism in the Pacific theater. He ordered his six crew to bail out as his plane burned after direct hits on the Japanese battleship Haruna near Aparri on December 9. He perished in the crash, while six crew members survived.
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Manila
Dante Colin P. Kelly, Jr
United States Army
Haruna
Aparri
Kelly
Feld
Samuel H. Marett
Atlanta
New Brausels
Tex
Marett
Vigan
Jesus A. Villamor
Philippine Air Corps
Jose P. Gozer
Mindoro
Graley B. WH Hams
Arthur S. Williams
Iowa City
Iowa
Joseph Moore
Virl L. Moore
Spartanburg
S.C
Grant M. Mahoney
H. G. Mahoney
Vallejo
Calif
Seret
Anthony Holub
Katherine M. Holub
Coronado
Carl A. Gies
Salem
Ore
Williams
Turkeys Bring Higher Prices in Northern New York Market
Hog dressed turkeys sold for 30 to 34 cents a pound at Oldensburg market as buyers purchased all available stock. Officials reported a 65 to 0 ton supply exhausted yesterday with prices 1 to 2 cents higher than Thanksgiving birds.
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Oldensburg
New York
War Today: Japan's Invasion Thrusts Target Singapore
The piece maps Japanese advances from the South China coast toward Hong Kong and the Philippines, detailing battles around Luzon Mindanao and Borneo. It argues Singapore’s fortress remains strong, urges Allied defense of Singapore Manila and Batavia, and stresses the need for American reinforcement by air and sea.
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Preibe
South China
Japan
Hong Kong
Aparri
Vigan
Legaspi
Philippine
Luzon
United States
Miers
Davao
Mindanao
Borneo
Sarawak
Strait of Malacca
Malaya
Penang
Singapore
America
Winston Churchill
China Sea
Foree
Cathy Atts Skyeey Vees
Malayan
Manila
Batavia
Support Government With Your Dollars Defense Bonds and Stamps
The Syracuse Herald Journal urges Americans to support the war effort by buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. Bonds start at 18.75 dollars and stamps from 10 cents, purchasable at banks post offices and some retail stores and newspaper carriers.
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Japan
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Victory tale of Dutch destroyer in Mediterranean battle
Four Allied destroyers including the Netherlands ship Isaac Sweers engaged Italian cruisers off Tunisia at dawn. The Sikh and Legion fired torpedoes, crippling one cruiser while a second burned. Italian torpedo boats were destroyed as the fleet pulled away unscathed after a swift, daylight clash.
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Netherlands
Isaac Sweers
Mediterranean
Cairo
London
Charles II
Legion
Sikh
Ness
Sen. Gie Tiadian Esland
Fantelleria
Tunisia
Malta
Dutch Fleets Hit Four Japanese Ships Off Miri
Dutch fliers using American built planes scored direct hits on four Japanese vessels off Miri in the Netherlands East Indies, with two cruisers a transport and another warship damaged or sunk. Reports say three cruisers have been put out of commission, and attacks also hit transports, as bombers struck again near Sarawak and Pontianak. Casualties were reported in Terempa and civilian clearances underway in West Borneo.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Miri
Borneo
Netherlands, East Indies
Netherlands
Exchange Telegraph
London
Reuters
Sarawak
British North Borneo
Terempa
Anambas Islands
Pontianak
West Borneo
Expanded selective service paves way to four million army
Congress approves a broadened selective service age base allowing up to 4,000,000 in the Army once men are registered and classified. Officials foresee Navy and Marine growth and warn a 1,000,000-man two ocean fleet will be needed to reach ultimate strength.
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Stimson
Acw
Army
House
Sena
Senate
Reynolds
Air Corps
Congress
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Senator Walsh
Mass
MacArthur
Philippines
Roosevelt
Quezon
U. S. Army
Far East
Washington
Office of Production Management
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
White House
Hawaii
Maritime Commission
U. S
Marine Corps
F. H. LaGuardia
New York
LaGuardia
Philip B. Fleming
LaGuardia Refuses Pressure on Job and Civilian Defense
New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia faced reporters amid questions about resigning as city leader or head of civilian defense. He stated he has 24 hours to work daily and emphasized ongoing civilian protection efforts, criticizing Congress and critics as apathetic or sarcastic.
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Congress
British Fight Continues In Last Stand At Hong Kong
Reports from Hong Kong say some troops still fought as the crown colony communicated after 24 hours of isolation. British withdrawals in Malaya expanded south of the Krian River with Penang evacuated, while refugees arrived in Singapore including U S Consul Robert Streeper.
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Hong Kong
Colonial Office
Crown Colony
Ankentinng
Ara Neramanine
Andine Laland
Berlin
Mark
Ofkce
Malay Peninsula
Malaya
Krian River
Penang
Malay Straits Settlement
Tokyo
Britain
Singapore
China Sea
U. S
Robert Streeper
Columbus
Dutch Mop Up on Japanese in Borneo Batavia
An official communique reports Dutch naval actions against Japanese targets in North Borneo. It notes internment of many Nipponese at a fishing settlement and claims British subjects witnessed air assaults on Penang. Propaganda leaflets were dropped and destruction of oil fields cited as a possible response.
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Batavia
INS
Borneo
Penang
Malayan
Japan
Britain
Miri
Pacific War Actions Expand Across Asia and Islands
The war intensified with Japanese raids on the Philippines as U S forces hold narrow beachheads. Dutch bombers attacked Japanese positions in Sarawak and North Borneo while British air activity increased at Timor. U S Marines repulsed fresh assaults on Wake Island.
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Philippines
U. S
Sarawak
North Borneo
Timor
Wake Island
Philippines under heavy attack as Japanese push Mindanao
Reports from the Philippines describe intensified Japanese landings at Davao Mindanao and heavy fighting near Shurchun 10 miles northeast. Aerial raids hit Manila Bay and Cavite while Manila, Quezon City, and Clark Field areas brace for further strikes. Washington announced wider defense mobilization and a manpower draft.
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Shumchun
Hong Kong
Shurchun
Manila
Manila Bay
Nichols Field
U. S
Cavite
Davito
Philippines
United States
Delmonte
Hailo
Panay Island
Singalapore
China Sea
Malaya
Davao
Washington
War Department
E.S.T
Philippine
Mindanao
Secretary of War
U. S.army
Far East
Luzon
Japan
British North Borneo
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Commonwealth
Hong ‘Kong
Manya
Singapore
Chinese Raid With Japs Bombard Hong Kong
Kwantung headquarters reports a daring Chinese raid into Kowloon and Sumchum with sorties against Japanese positions, inner defenses destroyed, and ammo dumps set afire before retreat. Chungking cites large Japanese offensives in Shansi and shelling of Foochow, while Hong Kong communications remain cut off and famine fears rise as trade routes fail.
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Chungking
Kowloon
Hong Kong
Kwantune
Sumchum
Kow= loon
iShansi Province
Foochow
Free China
Kwartung
Burma
Rangoon
Russia
India
Chao-Kai
Manchukuan
Manchukuo
Japanese Air Attacks Reach Davao in Philippines Fight
Early December raids hit Davao with 6 30 AM bombings and a later afternoon strike. MacArthur reports higher patrols in Aparri Vigan and Legaspi as Japanese landings continue. Quezon outlines civilian welfare defense plan and urges US aid and emergency funds as time presses.
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Philippines
Davao
MacArthur
Aparri
Vigan
Legaspi
Luzon
Livupo
Vas
Verlegfiven
Inorce
United States
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