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City Still Stands – 2-3
Smoke Hides Sun in Singapore as War Waxes on City’s Outskirts (McDaniel) – 3
Indies Drive Gains – 5
The War Summarized – 5
Japanese-German Junction in Indian Ocean Held Aim (Kluckhohn) – 6
M’Arthur Breaks Attack on Bataan (Hurd) – 7
U.S. Planes Thunder Above Pacific to Checkmate Any Threat to Hawaii (Hailey) – 8
Defeat at Singapore (Baldwin) – 9
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the Fighting in Various War Zones – 10-11

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http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/feb42/f12feb42.htm

Allies form the Anzac Squadron
Thursday, February 12, 1942 www.onwar.com

In the South Pacific... The Anzac Squadron is formed at Suva in Fiji. It includes the cruiser Australia, USS Chicago, Achilles and Leander as well as two American destroyers.

In Seville... Spanish dictator Franco and Portuguese dictator Salazar meet.

In the Mediterranean... At Malta, the British destroyer Maori is bombed and sunk.

In the United States... Noted artist Grant Wood dies at age 49. He is known for his depiction of Mid-Western farm folk in paintings such as “American Gothic”.