Pacific War Fronts Expand as Japan Attacks Philippines and Nauru
Reported Japanese raids hit Fort Stotsenberg and Clark Field while Australia declares war over Nauru. Claims circulated of U S ships sunk and planes down with heavy fighting at Clark Field and Iba. Japan negotiates troop transit via Thailand as strikes reach Sabah Kota Bahru and Singapore area.
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Fort Stotsenberg
Clark Field
Manila
Australia
Nauru
Domei
U. S.S. Pennsylvania
United States
Washington
Iba
Japan
Thailand
Malaya
Britain
Great Far East
Singapore
Burma
War Bulletin: Japan Attacks Malaya Philippines Air & Sea
Across Asia and the Pacific a wide Japanese offensive unfolds. Japanese troops land on Gulf of Siam and in British Malaya while battles rage in the Philippines and Davao Bay. U S and British forces report carrier and air actions, evacuations, and counterattacks as Thailand negotiates with invasion forces.
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Malaya
Singapore
British Malaya
Thailand
Domei
Reuters
Bangkok
Manila
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Peiping
China
NBC
Langley
CBS
Philippines
United States Army
Davao
Mindanao
Baguio
Davao Bay
Francis B. Sayre
AECD
Dutch East Indies
Japan
Pan American Airways
Guam
Hawaii
Uncle Sam
London
Home Office
Britain
United Kingdom
Hongkong
Far East
Tojo Pledges Final Victory in War Broadcasts
Fifty persons were estimated killed in Mindanao Davao and at Camp Ord and Clark Field as Japanese forces launched attacks. Parachute troops reportedly landed. Tojo vowed final victory in a Tokyo broadcast. Roosevelt warned of heavy losses as Congress prepared to meet amid growing war.
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Mindanao
Davao
Camp Ord
Clark Field
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Navy
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White House
United States
Congress
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
Canada
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Hideki Tojo
Fumimaro Konoye
Tokyo
Japanese Air Raids Hit Singapore and Pacific Bases
Japanese air raids across Singapore island and Pacific outposts killed dozens and wounded hundreds. Tokyo’s plan appears to target Anglo American fleet bases while Thailand and Malaya push forward. Wake and Wake Island fell to Japanese forces. Hawaii faced heavy damage with 104 US soldiers killed at Hickam Field.
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Great Naval Base
Thailand- Malay Peninsula
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Wake
Guam
Philippines
Malaya
Hongkong
Thailand
Asia
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Omei
Indo-China
Britain
Burma
Hickam Field
Honolulu
United States
Washington
Wake Island
Hong Kong
Singapore Drives Off Troops In Pacific Fighting
A report says two raiders were shot down during attacks on Hawaii by carrier dive bombers and long range bombers from Japanese fields in the Caroline islands. A Japanese carrier may have been sunk off Hawaii. Censorship delayed confirmation of these accounts and other Pacific fighting reports.
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Hawaii
Caroline Islands
Pacific
Singapore
Far East
Malaya
Japan Announces Pacific Offensive Victories and War Declarations
Tokyo reports smashing naval and air victories against the United States early in the Pacific war and declares war on the United States and Britain. The communique cites sunken battleships and an aircraft carrier, damaged cruisers, and widespread air battles over Hawaii, the Philippines, and Singapore.
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Pacific
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Iba
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Britain
America
Hideki Tojo
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South China Sea
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British Empire
Japan's Tojo Declares War and Strengthens Resolve
In a stark address, Tojo laments the empire's cross swords with America and Britain, claiming unavoidable conflict after four years of East Asia tensions. He blames the United States and Britain for disturbances and obstructed peaceful commerce, while pledging victory citing Japan's history and a hopeful forecast of final triumph.
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East Asia
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Tojo
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Churchill Joins U S in War as Japan Declares Aggression
London announces war on Japan aligning with the United States. Churchill summons Parliament to hear the declaration and recalls pledges to act if the U S enters the war. He cites Japanese attack on Malaya and stresses united front with Allied powers to defeat the aggressors.
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Canton
British Declaration Would Follow Within the Hour.” Churchill
Malaya
Home Office
Japanese Invaders Seize Foothold Near Singapore Area
Singapore reports Major General Percival says Japanese believed to hold southern Thailand and to be fighting to keep positions on Malayan beaches near Kota Bahru. British forces engage near Patni and Singora as Tokyo forces press along the eastern Malayan coast toward Singapore.
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A. E. Percival
Malaya
Thailand
Goa
Percival
Legislative Council
Kota Bahru
Selatar
Tengah
Kelamtan Sungei
Patni
Malayan
Singapore Naval Station
Thomas Shenton Thomas
Straits Settlements
Singora
Honolulu Eyes War Attacks in Pacific Strike News
Honolulu reports a massive Japanese aerial attack as U S and allied ships and planes engage across the Pacific. Death toll rises with civilian casualties and major ships damaged while mobilization sweeps Hawaii. Fire and smoke crown Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field as authorities move to intern Japanese residents and defend the islands.
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Navy Mothers Club to Elect Officers at Meeting
Election of officers directors and trustees is set for Wednesday at 8 p m when the Navy Mothers club meets at Sanitary Milk hall 801 Cherry Ave NE War news likely to dominate discussion Many members have sons on duty in Hawaii and Far Eastern waters.
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Sanitary Milk Hall
Cherry Ave
Hawaii
Far Eastern
Japanese air raids strike five Philippine centers
United Press reports Japanese planes bombed Baguio Davao Tarlac Aparri and Clark field in the Philippines with 24 planes hitting Davao at 639 am and Baguio soon after no casualties confirmed and reports of carrier Langley damage denied Navy notes censorship and evacuation steps by Quezon MacArthur authority civil defense measures include air raids prep rationing and evacuation panel.
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Luzon Island
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Mindanao
Tarlac
Clarkfield
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Aparri
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Navy
Langley
Manila Herald
Malagay Bay
Stock Exchange
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Quezon
MacArthur
NBC
Clark Field
Camp Ord
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