World War II Chronicle: February 15, 1942

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The light cruiser USS Juneau was commissioned today. Five brothers — George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert — are assigned to the crew. The Sullivan brothers (pictured on page 2) are from Waterloo, Iowa… Page 20 reports that Col. Anthony J.D. Biddle Sr. is reporting for duty with the Marines. Biddle taught hand-to-hand combat during the first World War and advocated for boxing to be a part of recruit training. He reportedly instructed future heavyweight champion Gene “The Fighting Marine” Tunney… Page 23 has a profile on Claire Chennault, chief of the “Flying Tigers…” War’s 128th week summarized on page 32… Sports section begins on page 40