World War II Chronicle: March 12, 1942

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On today’s front page, American soldiers are in Canada to begin work on the Alaskan Highway… Page two reports heavy Japanese losses off New Guinea. Vice Adm. Wilson Brown Jr.’s Task Force 11, ships from Rear Adm. Frank Jack Fletcher’s Task Force 17, Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed Hudsons, and U.S. Army Air Force B-17s all combined to target Japanese vessels. Pres. Roosevelt called the strike “the best day’s work we’ve had…”

War Department Communique No. 143 on page four… Marines are no longer required to wear the Sam Browne belt and may switch from the leather belt with diagonal strap to a cloth belt (see page seven)… George Fielding Eliot column on page 13… “Happify Yo’ Appetite” with some Aunt Jemima Pancakes — see the ad on page 15… Sports section begins on page 40, featuring a Francis E. Stan column on Sgt. Hank Greenberg