Posted on 12/02/2022 11:09:05 AM PST by fugazi
At the bottom of today's front page is a piece mentioning that Lt. Col. Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner has gone missing. Wagner, once the youngest lieutenant colonel in the service, became the Army Air Force's first ace on Dec. 16, 1941 over the Philippines. He was sent home to become an instructor pilot after notching eight victories in the Pacific... On the second page, New York Shipbuilding Corp. is preparing to launch the light carrier USS Belleau Wood, their third flattop since August. Belleau Wood was laid down in August 1941 and began construction as a Cleveland-class light cruiser. Sister ships USS Independence and USS Princeton were also originally designed as cruisers. All three will be commissioned by March and serve in the Pacific...
On page three, Pres. Roosevelt awards Capt. Harl Pease Jr.'s parents their son's posthumous Medal of Honor (story on page 38)... American-born Pilot Officer Roy C. Munson, flying for the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve's No. 150 Squadron, has been decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross. From the London Gazette:
One night in August, 1942, this officer was captain of an aircraft detailed to attack Mainz. Whilst crossing the enemy coast on the outward flight, the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, sustaining damage to the port wing and the fuselage; several electric circuits also failed. In spite of this, Pilot Officer Munson resolutely flew on to his target, where he pressed home his attack. On the return journey his aircraft was attacked by a hostile fighter. The rear gunner was killed, the wireless operator wounded and the aircraft sustained further damage. The starboard engine was hit and various instruments, including the airspeed indicator, were put out of action. The controls became temporarily jammed but, after a great effort, Pilot Officer...
When Americans were Americans...
How embarrassing for today’s serfs...
I’ve come to the conclusion that people born after a certain date are no longer capable of being shamed or embarrassed.
Very astute observation...
So true...
Homer J. Simpson did the entire 60th anniversary of WWII here posting images of Newspaper front pages.
He’s currently doing similar with the Civil War.
I’ll have to look for that. I’ve got a book of newspaper front pages of important historical moments in baseball history. That’s what turned me on to the idea of publishing an entire newspaper, so you could read whatever you wanted. It’s addicting to follow along and makes you look at everything differently since you’re reading about things one day at a time.
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