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NORTH AFRICA: After another costly and unsuccessful tank battle for Agedabia, during which the British 22d Armoured Brigade is rendered ineffective as a fighting force, XIII Corps of the British Eighth Army suspends their assault pending the arrival of reinforcements. German tanks have proved superior both mechanically and in gun power."When I warned them (the French) that Britain would fight on alone, whatever they did, their Generals told their Prime Minister and his divided cabinet that in three weeks, England would have her neck wrung like a chicken - Some chicken! Some neck!"
The RCAF has 14 squadrons operating overseas, seven more authorized; plus 16 at home, including eight on the West Coast."They are fighting with the greatest vigor and on quite a large scale, and we don't hear very much of what is going on there. It is all very terrible. Guerilla warfare and the most frightful atrocities by the Germans and Italians, and every kind of torture, but the people keep the flag flying."
On the central front in Russia, the Soviet Army achieves a breakthrough at Rshev."not one inch of ground."
"These figures and similar figures for a multitude of other implements of war will give the Japanese and Nazis a little idea of just what they accomplished. "
The Second Marine Brigade (Brigadier General Henry L. Larsen, USMC) embarked in troop transports (former Matson Line passenger liners) SS 'Lurline', SS 'Monterey' and SS 'Matsonia', and cargo ship USS 'Jupiter' (AK-43) and ammunition ship USS 'Lassen' (AE-3) sails from San Diego, California, for Pago Pago, American Samoa. The initial escort is provided by Task Force 17 comprised of the aircraft carrier USS 'Yorktown' (CV-5), the heavy cruiser USS 'Louisville' (CA-28 ), the light cruiser USS 'St. Louis' (CL-49) and three destroyers."I do not believe that we could be any too strict in our consideration of the Japanese in the face of the treacherous way in which they do things."
enlists in the Navy and reports to Norfolk, Virginia, for duty. During the 44 months he spent in the Navy, most of the time he was stationed aboard the battleship U.S.S. 'Alabama' (BB- 60) in the gunnery department where he earned eight Battle Stars."I've always wanted to be on the winning side,"
It increased the resolve and solidarity among the Allies to defeat the Axis."the punishment, through the channels of organized justice, of those guilty of, or responsible for, these crimes, whether they have ordered them, perpetrated them, or participated in them."
He encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. Ironically, the Chicago Cubs, who had signed contracts to install lights at Wrigley Field, drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 35 more years."I honestly think it would be best for the country to keep baseball going."