World War II Chronicle: May 25, 1941
The Mighty Hood has been sunk. HMS Hood, which until recently was the world’s largest warship, has been sunk in a battle with the German battleship Bismarck and the battle cruiser Prinz Eugen. The pride and joy of the Royal Navy blew apart and sunk in just three minutes. When the destroyer HMS Electra reached the scene, her crew only found three survivors. More on page four..
George Fielding Eliot column on Crete on page six… The Douglas XB-19, a mammoth bomber prototype with a 212-foot wingspan, is preparing for its maiden flight (see pages nine and 81). This would be America’s first intercontinental bomber, with Army Air Force chief Maj. Gen. George H. Brett giving a reported range of 7,750 miles…
Polish Spitfire pilots of the Royal Air Force’s No. 303 Squadron got sweet revenge, shooting down a Junkers Ju 52 transport, killing one of the Luftwaffe’s top officers. Generaloberst Ulrich Grauert commanded I. Fliegerkorps and had led the force during Germany’s invasion of Poland…
Former Naval Academy quarterback Rear Adm. Joseph K. Taussig Jr. is preparing to retire. The piece on page 24 briefly discusses his career, and we will have more on Taussig when he retires… Sgt. Alvin York, America’s most-famous soldier, will be in Washington for Memorial Day (page 27)… Sports section begins on page 28. On the following page, the New York Yankees have won their fourth straight game, defeating the Boston Red Sox with the help of a Joe DiMaggio single that drove in the tying and winning runs. DiMaggio also scored twice and has a nine-game hitting streak… The Waner brothers are together again, now playing for the Boston Bees. Paul and Lloyd occupied Pittsburgh’s outfield from the 1920s until last season…
The war’s 90th week is summarized on page 36… Page 39 reports that the District’s National Guard newly formed 112th Observation Squadron is preparing to ship out to Columbia, S.C. There they will fly anti-submarine patrols.
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 25 May 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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