Teamwork downs Japs not solo stars
SOUTH PACIFIC AIR FORCES HEADQUARTERS Feb 22 The Navy Hellcat squadron reports 76 Jap planes downed with many probables. Lt Cmdr Haw ley Russell says teamwork beats aces as the secret. Top ace was Ens Frank Snyder with seven final December. Russell has 13 probables. Kinsell and Hildebrandt each five. Other scores listed for several pilots.
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Navy
Cmdr
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Monk” Russell
North Scituate
Mass
Russell
South Pacific
Ens
Frank Snyder
Ardmore
Okla
William Armstrong
Norwich
Conn
Frank Stolfa
Chicago
Britain Soon To Send Turks More Supplies
Ankara reports reliable sources say British war material deliveries to Turkey, paused since February 12 due to stalled Anglo Turkish military talks, will resume soon. Turkish officials view the pause as a nerve tactic but remain confident. Rumors of a U S halt on lease lead deliveries could not be confirmed.
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Ankara
Mar
U.P
Turkey
United States
Grapefruit Arrives in Florida Carried by Spaniards in 16th Century
A historical note states that Spaniards introduced the grapefruit to Florida during the 1500s, marking an early culinary and agricultural milestone for the region.
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Florida
England's oldest military corps celebrates 1485 founding
England's oldest guard corps traces its origins to 1485, marking a historic milestone in its long service. The unit preserves ceremonial duties and traditional duties at royal events, reflecting centuries of military tradition.
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England
the of the Guard
Three Religions Conduct Services For Five Airmen
Five airmen died in a Mitchell bomber crash near base in China. They were honored with Jewish Catholic and Protestant services in one ceremony as Chaplains from three faiths conducted rites amid Chinese skies. The fallen included Capt. Derwood B. Harper and Tech. Sgt. Sanford W. Carhart Jr. with interment in camouflage vaults at the American cemetery.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
Hal Boyle
Carters
14Th Air Force
China
Mar
Charles L. Waugh
St. Louis
Waugh
John P. Fitzsimmons
Belmont
Mass
Derwood B. Harper
Dodge
Texas
Tech
Sanford W. Carhart, Jr
Forest Hills
Long Island
Fitzsimmons
Wake island raid yields heavy damage and losses
US Liberator bombers struck Wake island causing extensive damage to airdrome installations. Six grounded planes were destroyed or heavily damaged while all aircraft returned. Other attacks hit Anuru in the Gilberts and three enemy bases in the eastern Marshalls.
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Pearl Harbor
Mar
Wake Island
U. S
Kwajalein
Marshalls
Pacific Fleet
Wake
Navy
Anuru
Gilberts
7Th Army Air Force
Lt Col De Vos Named Colonel in Caribbean Defense Command
Lt Col John F De Vos Jr of Miami Arizona has been promoted to full colonel at Caribbean Defense Command. A former aide de camp to Lt Gen George H Brett he is a Buna campaign veteran and Silver Star recipient for gallantry in New Guinea defending General Brett's flying fortress Alexander the Swoose. He shot down two Nip planes as a volunteer machine gunner in action.
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Samson R. Breuer
Joseph Breuer
Khall Adath Jerhurun
New York City
Albert E. Danovitz
Philadelphia
Breuer
Belgium
Africa
China
John S. Kelly
Tech
Frank J. Leimer
Galveston
Texas
Caribbean Defense Command
Mar
John F. de Vos, Jr
Miami
Ariz
George H. Brett
Col. de Vos
Australia
New Guinea
Brett
Colonel De Vos Promoted in World War II Service
Col. De Vos, chemical engineer for Miami Copper Co., entered active duty in October 1940. He reached the Panama Canal Zone on November 9, 1942 after a year in the Southwest Pacific, and four days later was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. A University of Arizona 1932 graduate, he holds the Silver Star and the Southwest Pacific Theater ribbon with three stars. His wife, Mrs. Edna A. De Vos, lives in Clearwater, Minnesota.
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Col. de Vos
Miami, Ariz
Edna A. de Vos
Clearwater, Minn
Tall Story He Slept On Girder 237 Feet Up
Boston dispatch reports Mrs Edward Ward won separate support from her iron worker husband. He claimed she kept him awake, and he once fell asleep while on a 237 foot girder at a Weymouth war plant. The piece notes Dublin children wearing coats made from old sacks.
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Boston
Mar
Edward Ward
Weymouth
British House of Commons composition details
The British House of Commons is made up of 615 members elected by direct ballot, forming the principal deliberative body of the Parliament. The figure reflects the chamber's size and electoral framework guiding representation.
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House of Commons
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