World War II Chronicle

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World War II Chronicle: January 25, 1942

Were the 1919 Black Sox actually better than the 1927 Yankees? And “March Madness,” 1942-style
World War II Chronicle: April 30, 1942

General killed in Australia after escape from Corregidor, and a possible Japanese occupation of Madagascar?
World War II Chronicle: April 28, 1943

Maj. Gen. Robert Olds of the Bomber Mafia passes away, and Ernie Pyle describes the aftermath of war in Tunisia
World War II Chronicle: May 20, 1941

Trains, Jeeps, and Joe Louis’ referee
World War II Chronicle: February 17, 1941

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER A tale of two backs Michigan halfback Tom Harmon won the 1940 Heisman Trophy for
World War II Chronicle: January 29, 1942

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER 2nd Lt. Alexander R. Nininger Jr. has posthumously earned the Medal of Honor on the
World War II Chronicle: January 4, 1942

Click here for TODAY’S NEWSPAPER Brig. Gen. Dion Williams (USMC, ret.) is featured on page seven. As a young first
World War II Chronicle: July 20, 1941

Hitler’s “Wolf of the Atlantic” is captured, George McQuinn hits for the cycle
World War II Chronicle: April 25, 1941

Dizzy Dean’s final game, and Pres. Roosevelt calls Charles Lindbergh a “Copperhead”
World War II Chronicle: April 29, 1943

Uncle Sam tells a shipbuilder to build an airplane that can “stand still or fly backward,” and Ernie Pyle tries to sleep through German air raids