[Homer_J_Simpson]

New Indies Attack – 2
Foe Moves on City (MacDonald) – 3-4
The War Summarized – 4
Nazi Death Order Widened in France – 5
Guns and Men of the United States Navy Swinging into Action in Raid on Japanese Bases in the Pacific (photos) – 6-11 *
Text of British Admiralty’s Statement on Naval Battle in English Channel – 12-13
Dry Trend Shows Upswing in Nation (Gallup) – 14
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 15-17

The News of the Week in Review
The Aerial Pattern of Japan’s Conquest (map) – 18
Twenty News Questions – 19
Japan’s Far-Flung Offensives Cut Deep into the Lands of the United Nations (map) – 20
10 Weeks of Pacific War Show Japan Unchecked (Baldwin) – 21
U-Boat Strategy is Hard to Meet (Hurd) – 22-23
Answers to Twenty News Questions – 23

* If Wouk’s account yesterday was accurate then the ship sending “a broadside toward Wotje Atoll” in the first photo is either Northampton or Salt Lake City. The picture is not clear enough to make out any people so we don’t know if Capt. Henry is on the bridge.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/feb42/f15feb42.htm

British surrender in Malaya
Sunday, February 15, 1942 www.onwar.com

General Percival walks to surrender under a white flagIn Malaya... The Allied defense perimeter is now a small area around the city of Singapore. Water and ammunition are in short supply. The Japanese control the water reservoir. General Percival decides to surrender and Japanese General Yamashita accepts his terms. Japanese losses in the Malayan campaign have been 10,000. British and Allied losses 138,000.

In the East Indies... Japanese reinforcements arrive in time to prevent the destruction of the oil refinery at Palembang by retreating Allied soldiers.

In Burma... Forward units of the 17th Indian Division are pulled back west of the Bilin River as the Japanese have now crossed the Salween River in force.

[henkster]

Homer Here is a photo of USS Northampton at sea from about this time: Here is a photo of USS Salt Lake City in Pearl in 1943: While they were sister ships with consecutive hull numbers, making them almost indistinguishable, there is a difference between them this early in the war; Northampton has radar, as shown by the "bedspring" atop the tripod mast. Salt Lake City does not. Unless the censor "airbrushed" out the radar mast prior to release, which they did do from time to time, the lack of radar mast in the Times photo leads me to believe it is a photo of USS Salt Lake City.

[GeronL]

I wonder if a ship ever went into combat while the Captain was in the toilet?

[BroJoeK]

First, thanks for another great thread, a lot to learn here.

Second, is today the first report we've seen of Japanese paratroops supporting their invasion?
Is the report accurate and how many were involved?
Were there other occasions of Japanese paratroops?
What transport planes did they use?

Third, in "The War Summarized" on page 4, I note again the use of the term "United Nations".
Did anyone notice where did this term come from, and when did it begin to be used?
I would have said the more common term was "Allies", or "Western Allies".