World War II Chronicle: November 22, 1942
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The incredible story of how Eddie Rickenbacker and six other airmen lost at sea for three weeks were saved, beginning on today’s front page… On page two we see that the Marine Corps Commandant Lt. Gen. Thomas Holcomb has landed on Guadalcanal and is inspecting progress. Holcomb was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1900 and in 1911 he was on the first Marine Corps Rifle Team to win the National Match. During the World War I he earned the Navy Cross, four Silver Stars, and the Purple Heart while commanding 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines. He is the first-ever lieutenant general in the history of the Marine Corps, and the man destined to becomes the next commandant is Alexander Vandegrift, who is standing next to Holcomb…
George Fielding Eliot column on page 10… The war’s 168th week is summarized on page 29… Sports section begins on page 35… All of page 78 is devoted to tracking what District-area men are currently up to in the service
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 22 November 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-11-22/ed-1/