World War II Chronicle: October 28, 1942
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The front page reports that Lt. Lyman Middleditch has become the first American pilot to splash three enemy aircraft in one sortie. With one victory already under his belt, Middleditch will become the Ninth Air Force’s first ace. Middleditch’s unit is the 64th Fighter Squadron — the “Black Scorpions…”
Page two reports that Hollywood icon Clark Gable has graduated Officer Candidate School and is now a second lieutenant…
Clark Lee gives an eyewitness account of the Battle of Savo Island on page eight… George Fielding Eliot column on page 12… Lt. John L. Mitchell, son of famed aviator Billy Mitchell, has passed away from Leukemia (story on page 14)… Sports section begins on page 46.
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 28 October 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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