World War II Chronicle: November 3, 1942

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Gen. Douglas MacArthur is pictured on the front page as he visits U.S. forces on New Guinea… An AP war correspondent describes a bombing raid against Buna on page three… Former World War I aviator Clayton Knight’s series continues on page six…

George Fielding Eliot column on page 11… A 14-part series on Capt. William L. Osborne and Capt. Damon J. Gauses evading the Japanese for 159 days begins on page 15… Sports section begins on page 40, which announces that Brooklyn Dodgers third baseman Lew Riggs has joined the Army Air Force. Riggs will serve in the Pacific and is player-manager for the 313th Bombardment Wing’s baseball team.

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 3 November 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-11-03/ed-1/