World War II Chronicle: July 7, 1941
The Marines have landed — on Iceland. The 1st Marine Provisional Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. John Marston, have arrived on the North Atlantic island to relieve Commonwealth forces for duty elsewhere. In a month the U.S. Navy will have an air base set up and the U.S. Army will have soldiers on Iceland in August… Page two reports that an American pilot in the Royal Air Force’s Eagle Squadron shot down a German plane yesterday…
Also on page two is the “Yoo-Hoo” Incident. A group of girls were golfing at a course near Memphis, Tenn. as a convoy of soldiers from the 35th Division’s 110th Quartermaster Regiment drove by. The men whistled and “yoo-hooed” at the ladies, and were unaware that also on the course was Second Army’s commanding general Ben Lear. He orders the men to march the last 15 miles of their trip to Camp Robinson…
Pictured on page five is a mass burial in Lwow (today’s Lviv, Ukraine). While anything the Germans or Soviets say is to be taken with a high degree of skepticism, the Germans may be right. The NKVD — Soviet secret police — was responsible for many of the executions. Ukrainian militia also played a part. The Germans also played a major role; Einsatzgruppen death squads were behind much of the violence as they rolled through Lwow on their way to Russia. Many thousands of people — mostly Jews — are murdered and brutalized. And the caption mentions OGPU, which was the secret police until it was disbanded in 1934 and replaced by the NKVD…
Sports on page 14, previewing tomorrow’s All-Star Game. The “Midsummer Classic” isn’t classic yet — this is only the ninth time the American and National League stars have played against each other… The New York Yankees unveiled their monument (pictured on page 15) honoring Lou Gehrig, who passed away last month. The All-Star Game will be played at Detroit’s Briggs Stadium (it won’t be renamed Tiger Stadium for another 20 years) Two years ago on May 1, Tiger fans witnessed Gehrig’s 2,130th consecutive game. It would be the last time Gehrig ever takes the field.
On July 13, 1934 Babe Ruth launched a 480-foot moonshot over the rightfield fence — his 700th career homerun. Ruth wants the ball, and the lucky fan hands it over for a better seat, a different ball signed by the Bambino, and $20.
Editor’s note: Page B-10, which should be page 31, was not preserved
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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 7 July 1941. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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