Air war briefing on Guadalcanal and Bougainville activity
Captain Carl Wuer tele’s plane and gunners downed two Jap fighters and hit a smoking third. Marines on Guadal canal reportedly hemmed in 1 000 Japanese at Lunga Point with heavy fire. Japanese ships seen near Guadal canal but many warships in Shortland Bay area. Lieutenant Thompson attacked a four motor Japanese seaplane. it sank. All American bombers returned safely from their mission.
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Carl Wuertele
Denver
Guadalcanal
Lunga Point
Saunders
Shortland Bay
Bougainville Island
Lieut
W. W. Thompson
Little Rock
Thompson
U.S. Army
South Pacific
United States
Solomons
Marine Corps
R. E. Scott
Indianapolis
Navy
Army
Edward Robinson
Ferndale
Mich
States
U. S
Vincent Crane
Manchester
Mass
L. G. Saunders
Rasmussen
James Edmundson
Santa Monica
Calif
Guadalcanal Island
Edmundson
Marines Sing Old Hymns in Solomons
In Tulagi Solomon Islands on September 27 1942 Marines gather on a cricket field for a devotional service led by Chaplain Warren W Willard. He recalls aiding wounded under fire and commends doctors and hospital corpsmen, while Col John M Arthur praises the chaplain’s resilience and spiritual leadership.
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Sergt
James W. Hurlbut
U.S. Marine Corps
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Warren W. Willard
Chaplain Corps
Scituate
Mass
Chaplain Willard
John M. Arthur
Union
S&c
Willard
Gavutu
Tanamhboga
Arthur
War Dead Praised Not Too Young to Be Noble
Wesleyan University's Alumni Council adopts a tribute to nine dead and one missing in the war. They are praised as not too young to be noble or unafraid, with vows to honor their sacrifice and live in humility.
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan University
Rickenbacker Search Fails To Find Ace Crew Over Hawaii
After three days of air and sea search by Army and Navy forces near Oahu no trace of Capt Eddie Rickenbacker the WWI ace or his nine crewmen has been found. His wife in New York believes he will turn up and pilots in the Pacific have been rescued after similar raft evacuations in past incidents.
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Coast Corps of Engineers
Corps O Infantry
Medical Department
Cartermaster Corps of
Sig
Air Forces
Signal 49
Signal Corps
Army
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Ordnance Department
Wnr Corps
Infantry
Keystone
Des
Corps of Engineers
Honolulu
Eddie Rickenbacker
Hawaiian
Rickenbacker
New York
Eddie
Atlanta
Pacific
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
Death of Gen. Clarence Tinker in Midway bombing
Major General Clarence L. Tinker died during a long range night bombing against the Japanese near Midway on June 6. The Hawaiian Department announced his posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross and noted his Fate as the Seventh Air Force commander. Willis H. Hale succeeds him.
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Midway
Tinker
U. S. Army
Tampa
Fla
Willis H. Hale
Seventh Air Force
Guadalcanal Battle Report Flight Casualty Notes
U S bomber pilots report fierce fighting on Guadalcanal and Solomons as American forces push inland and Marines repel Japanese landings. Flying Fortresses bomb ships and depots while air and ground units press Japanese forces toward Marine lines. Several transports and supplies are destroyed and pilots describe heavy Japanese losses.
U S Fighter Downed Japanese Plane Over Digbol Assam
New Delhi report says on Oct 18 a twin engined enemy plane was intercepted near Digbol Assam by an American fighter on patrol. The aircraft was heavily hit in both engines and was smoking.
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New Delhi
United States Command
Digbol
Assam
German woman dubbed dangerous spy held in Mexico
Mexico City reports the arrest of Teresa Déusch Khan aged 30 described as a dangerous spy active for years in South American countries. She is said to have worked here with Japanese associate Naito Hirokichi, who is also in custody.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Teresa Déusch Khan
Naito Hirokichi
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Uh Myitkyna
Moguang
Myitkyina
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U.S
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Ccbi Way
Warren St
Ravi
U.S. Army Recruiting and Induction Service
Amsterdam
Binghamton
Bumira
Federal Building
Syracuse
Te Malone
Ogdensburg
Oneonta
Secondernors Island
Remy
Plattsburg
Rochester
Utica
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