World War II Chronicle: June 26, 1943
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Page two discusses “Captain Eddie,” the mascot for a fighter squadron in North Africa… Allied bombing raids are taking a heavy toll on the enemy (the photographs on page three give you an indication why the defenders of Pantelleria Island were so eager to surrender), but the bombing campaign is costing the Allies a staggering number of bombers and crew. Maj. Gen. Davenport Johnson,1Commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry after graduating the U.S. Military Academy in 1912. Served on the Mexican border, then participated in the Vera Cruz operation and the Punitive Expedition before sailing for France in 1917 where he became an aerial observer with the French Army. He later commanded the 2nd Pursuit Group before returning to the United States. Commanding General of the Second Air Force believes that 75 percent of American bomber crews survive being shot down (see page three). He is basing his opinion on what he is hearing from air crews returning to the United States…
Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels has reportedly cancelled travel plans due to a potential assassination plot (see page four). On page 16 he scolds the barbaric Allies for bombing cultural treasures… George Fielding Eliot column on page six… Marine legend Mitchell Paige is pictured on page 16, having been awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on Guadalcanal. Paige received a battlefield promotion from platoon sergeant to second lieutenant and has just been promoted again to first lieutenant. The medal was presented by Maj. Gen. Alexander Vandergrift last month in Australia…
Sports on page 17… Page 25 announces that the Star will feature a series called “30 Seconds over Tokyo,” portraying the 1942 Doolittle Raid, beginning Monday.
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 26 June 1943. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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