Four sad young officers recall Philippine campaign's price
In Melville Rhode Island four MTB officers recount the Philippine campaign now called a tragedy of complacency and failure. They describe the weaponry armor and bold risks of their unit and contrast frontline peril with complacent homefront headlines.
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Europe
Expendable Navy Crew Faces War in Manila Bay
Four officers of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron three recount their surge to war from Cavite and Mariveles, detailing the Pearl Harbor shock, perilous mine-field passage, fuel shortages, and improvising survival in a native Sisiman Cove village as they prepare for further action beyond Corregidor.
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Newport
Philippines
John Bulkeley
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three
Packard
Mer
Panama Canal
Manila Bay
Honolulu
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Los Angeles
Bataan Peninsula
Batangas
Corregidor Island
Cavite
Admiral Hart
Formosa
Bulkeley
Akers
Cormmandaintia
Rockwell
Ray
Bataan
Mariveles Harbor
Corregidor
Kelly
Army and Navy Club
Zamboanga
Davay
Luzon
Aparri
Mariveles
Dutch East Indies
Sisiman Cove
Dress Pattern No 1787-6 for Skirt and Dickey
A vintage sewing pattern notice describes Pattern No 1787-6 for sizes 12 to 18 and 29 to 42, with corresponding busts. It specifies fabrics, yardage, and mailing details to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago, with payment in coins and a 20 cent stamp.
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Dickey
Dickey Font
South Wells St
Chicago
Versatile Herbert Herbert Plays Dual Scores At Once
Herbert Victor Herbert could compose two scores simultaneously and switch between them during a single program. He could tear a new orchestral piece from afternoon to evening and have it rehearsed enough for the evening performance, showcasing remarkable multitasking in music.
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Victor Herbert
Buck Private Seeks Priority Over Fertilizer
A humorous World War II anecdote describes Buck Private insisting on priority at every crossroads, joking that the next stop should grant him precedence over a one ton truck of fertilizer, while accompanied by an American major in a motor vehicle.
Natives in Congo Wear Roman Style Shaved Heads
Report describes eastern Belgian Congo tribesmen with shaved heads leaving two hair crests shaped as half moons. They wear garments resembling ancient Roman togas and maintain distinctive attire.
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Henda
Africa
Belgian Congo
Patience Endorsed as Virtue in Horace Quote
A Short Latin meditation attributed to Horace notes that patience makes what lies beyond our power to change more tolerable. The maxim frames endurance as a virtue aiding acceptance of fate and imperfection.
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Horaca
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