Improbable Escape And Last Stand Of MTB Squadron 3
Four of five naval officers recount the battle for the Philippines. Cavite fell, Corregidor evacuated, and a series of desperate MTB actions near Bataan and Subic Bay unfold. Bulkeley’s crew engage Jap targets, break up a landing party, and face dwindling torpedoes and fuel while planning a risky southward run toward China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philippines
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Guikeley
R. B. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George £. Cox Jr
Manila
Cavite
Helly
Corresidor
Kelly
Bulkeley
Bataan
Biniptican Point
Subic
Moron
Newman’s Land
Sisiman Cove
Trabajador
DeLong
Burkeley
Ching
Chungking
Moros
America Loved In The Middle East By Gordon Gaskill
Gordon Gaskill notes how Middle East residents embrace Americans as symbols of the United States. He recalls acts of generosity from Syrians, Libanese, and others, like a Damascus merchant gifting a dagger and a Beirut Jeweler offering shorts. The piece highlights gratitude tied to US influence, tourism, and American economic presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Middle East
Gordon Gaskill
Damascus
Ali Hassan
U.S
al Hassan
Roosevelt
Ali Hasesan
East
New York
Syria
United States
France
Joseph
Philadelphia
Zahle
Lebanon
Mulberries
Deceptive Smart OMNDS Frock Designed For Slimming Look
A top designer creates a smart deceptive frock featuring a white vestec bodice and slimming skirt with an attractive belt. Pattern No 8357 offers sizes for women and children, with fabric yardage listed. Due to high demand and wartime conditions, orders may take longer to fill. send orders to the stated address.
ASK A & 7 A quiz with AHO TH & Ra information
A set of trivia questions and answers covers topics from chemistry to history. It asks for silver’s symbol, Horace Greeley’s defeat, water weight per gallon, hyperopia, physics, Gibraltar’s width, solar rotation, military honors, appearance on coins, and daily soldier rations with provided answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeley
Strait of Gibraltar
George Washington
U. S
Rope clocks and ancient time measuring method
The ancients used a knotted rope burned at fixed intervals to tell time. As the rope burned and reached each knot, it indicated the hour, with one knot marking one o'clock, the second knot two o'clock, and so on.
Fragmented Reader Notes On Love And School Nod
A collage of bouncy fragments recounts love and loss with a ten thousand heart balm claim, a gate farewell, a dog bite episode, a quirky school seat and a stern father, plus a two and a half year old asking for quiet bread at supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy
Page dialogue from a factory scene reveals tensions
An irascible manager curses a worker with firing risk while a tired bookkeeper laments quitting to finish a welding course. The exchange underscores workplace strain and personal ambitions.
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Chapter
Australia
Army
Corregidor
Shey
Quezon
Cebu
Sayre
DeLonge
Sabic Bay
Bagac Bay
Peggy
China
the Rock
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Bvenene
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Rangers
Caribbean
Roland
ST. Choice
St.Joseph Asrinn
Groves
GROVE
le Peete
Boone’s Book and Bible Store
Ninth &T
Dee Moines
Lew
Navy
Cantecas
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