Missing in Kiel raid General Forrest reported missing
Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest 35 listed as missing after the June 13 Kiel raid led by the Eighth Air Force. Witnesses say his Flying Fortress was hit by German fighters and broke away from formation over the coast, with 24 bombers lost in the Kiel and Bremen attacks. Forrest, a West Point graduate, had recently arrived in England and had urged flying with crews before issuing orders.
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London
Nathan Bedford Forrest
U. S. Air Force
Kiel
Robert C. Cozens
Encinitas
Calif
Forrest
Cozens
Jeader
Bremen
Memphis
West Point
Second Bomber Command
Fort George Wright
Wash
England
Harry A. Stirwall
Spokane
Wilhemshaven
F. J. Donahue
Washington
Stirwall
Allan W. Wilder
Garden City
Walter J. Thimm
Chicago
Willard W. Brown
Cleveland
Robert L. McNutt, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Donald V. Scavotlo
Seattle
Robert F. Forest
Arlington
Mass
Angelo Triches, Jr
Homer City
Charles J. Benson
Maude
Okla
Walter P. Drotleff
New Galilee
Oldis W. Boyd
Oklahoma City
Submarine sinkings off California near Pearl Harbor era
A late June report details Coast Guard and air force action off the Pacific coast sinking nine to eleven Japanese submarines soon after Pearl Harbor. Sub losses include the Hermes and Perseus sister ships, with planes and surface craft credited. several wrecks near Los Angeles and Oregon coast are noted and Navy confirmation is pending.
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Perseus
Hermes
California
San Diego
Oregon
Times
Los Angeles
Alert Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Pacific Coast
Pearl Harbor
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Examiner
Japan
United States
Hawaii
Australia
Coast Guard
Jamaicans Added to New York Farm Labor Total Rises
The State Farm Manpower Service reports 325 more Jamaican workers assigned to Erie Orleans Wayne Suffolk Ulster and Columbia Counties. This brings the national total of Jamaicans employed on New York farms to 1,250.
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Albany
Jamaica
British West Indies
Erie
Orleans
Wayne
Suffolk
Ulster
Columbia
State Farm Manpower Service
New York
Royal Air Force Crowns Eagles With Royal Crests
King George expresses gratitude for prewar service by American aviators as Royal Air Force crests bearing the royal signature are given to three squads of former American Eagle fliers now in the US Eighth Air Forces. Duchess of Kent presents badges to honor early volunteers who helped defend the country.
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Nata
Barrows
Chicago Daily News, Inc
London
King George
Great Britain
United States
Royal Air Force
Ca Othall
Duchess of Kent
Royal Household
Kaiser No 3 Yard Delays Spurs House Hearing
Alonzo Bryan an auditor for the U S Maritime Commission told a House merchant marine panel that Kaiser No 3 yard in Richmond has mismanaged its operations. He said no ships have been delivered since keel laying began May 14 1942 and questioned inventory controls for 14 warehouses and $10 000 000 spent.
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San Francisco
Henry J. Kaiser Company
House
Merchant Marine Subcommittee
Alonzo Bryan
U. S. Maritime Commission
Kaiser Company
Richmond
Bryan
Maritime Commission
Kaiser
Transfer of 7000 Tons Steel Shifts Yard to New Site
Report notes 7000 tons of steel moved to a different yard within 48 hours and that inexperienced workers were replacing seasoned ship builders. The account highlights rapid reorganization under new supervision and potential impact on ship construction.
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No. 3
Speed in Shipyards And at Sea Aids in War
Rear Adm. Howard L. Vickery told California Shipbuilding Corporation workers that faster construction will lift the merchant fleet to 20,000,000 tons by year end, surpassing Britain's. He said the new Victory freighter will run 15 to 18 knots, allowing unescorted round trips to the North Atlantic in about 21 days.
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Los Angeles
Howard L. Vickery
U. S. Maritime Commission
Great Britain
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Victory
North Atlantic
Opera star Mary Lewis dies with debts and assets revealed
Mary Lewis former Metropolitan Opera star and widow of Standard Oil executive Robert L Hague died December 31 1941. A will filing shows debts of 39554 and assets of 21519.
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Mary Lewis
New York
INS
Metropolitan Opera
Robert L. Hague
Marine Division
Standard Oil
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Arends
GOP
Leslie C. Arends
Til
Jay-Cobbs
Denier
Riot Value
ALL New Shades
Allen
Bell-ans
S. Warren
Wells & Coverly
To & P.M
Jay-Gobbs
Jay
Cobbs
Prcede
S. Salina Street
Mouton
Kidskins Monkey
Coney
S. Salina
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