World War II Chronicle

World War II Chronicle: October 26, 1942

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Lt. Col. Elliot Roosevelt — the president’s son — is pictured on page four… Page five has pictures of the crew from the minesweeper USS Quail that sailed from the Philippines to Darwin, Australia to escape the Japanese (high-resolution versions below)… A 44-year-old man who was disabled during World War I has been drafted into the Army (story on page eight)…

Ship’s 36-foot motor launch, in which 18 men of her crew sailed from Manila Bay to Darwin, Australia, to escape the Japanese, May-June 1942.
Lieutenant Commander John H. Morrill II upon arrival in Australia after escaping from Manila Bay

George Fielding Eliot column on page 10… Sports section begins on page 13… Crew of the missing transport plane carrying Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker to the Southwest Pacific identified on page 19

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 26 October 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-10-26/ed-1/

Chris Carter

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