World War II Chronicle: June 18, 1942

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Gen. “Hap” Arnold praises the Bell P-39 Airacobra’s service in the Aleutians on page two… Adm. Chester Nimitz presents Navy Crosses and Distinguished Service Crosses on page six… Stanley Johnson, a Chicago Times reporter who was aboard the aircraft carrier during the Battle of Coral Sea talks about USS Lexington‘s final moments on page seven…

George Fielding Eliot column on page 15… Sports section begins on page 21, and the following page mentions the Paul Waner now only needs one more hit to reach 3,000.

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 18 June 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-06-18/ed-1/