[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Selections from West Point Atlas for the Second World War
Malaya, 1941: Topography-Japanese Centrifugal Offensive, December 1941-January 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – Operations of the Japanese First Air Fleet, 7 December 1941-12 March 1942
The Far East and the Pacific, 1941 – American Carrier Operations, 7 December 1941-18 April 1942
Micronesia, Melanesia and New Guinea: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive-Japanese Fourth Fleet and South Seas Detachment Operations, December 1941-April 1942
Luzon, P.I., 1941: Centrifugal Offensive, 10 December 1941-6 May 1942-Fourteenth Army Operations on Luzon
Netherlands East Indies, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive, December 1941-April 1942, Sixteenth Army and Southern Force (Navy) Operations
Southern Asia, 1941: Japanese Centrifugal Offensive (and Continued Operations), January-May 1942
Eastern Europe, 1941: Soviet Winter Offensive – Operations, 6 December 1941-7 May 1942

[newnhdad]

When I was in college in the early 90’s, I took odd jobs and one such job was a clean-out. We cleaned this guy’s garage and attic and found papers dating back to the 1930’s and extending through the early 50’s. Thumbing though those was the best education I ever attained.
If I remember correctly it was the Buffalo Evening News and the Courier/Express.

[fso301]

In April 1942, Clark Lee, the author of todays article "MacArthur's Anti-Aircraft Experts Keep Japanese High in the Air" will be evacuated from the Philippines via tandem seat army liason plane (possibly a Piper Cub or Aeronca Champ).

During April 1942, a total of about 12 personnel including war correspondents Clark Lee, Dean Schedler, and Frank Hewlett will be evacuated from Corregidor via the tandem seat army liason aircraft.

[fso301]

Interesting mention that Frank Weissblatt, a UPI reporter was reported by the Japanese as having been captured on Bataan.

Evidently, Weissblatt was wounded Jan 7, 1942 and taken captive by the Japanese. He reports that he was held prisoner at Bilibid prison which was liberated on Feb 4, 1945. Soon thereafter, Wessblatt was once again filing reports from the Philippines.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19450219&id=V1YsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8MoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1588,3462223

[fso301]

Here's another story filed in the Philippines by UPI correspondent Frank Weissblatt on Feb 19, 1945, just two weeks after being liberated.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1314&dat=19450219&id=OnozAAAAIBAJ&sjid=leQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6927,4162598

[BroJoeK]

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January 19, 1942:

"Soviet forces recapture Mozhaisk, the closest that German troops had come to Moscow.
With this, the Soviet capital is saved from occupation."

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[CougarGA7]

Forgot my weekly commitment. Sorry about that.