Providence, Rhode Island – (Aug. 15)
The United Nations can take a long step toward winning the war by forming a pre-treaty agreement to combat Goebbels’ propaganda and smooth the way for a reasonable permanent peace treaty, according to Prof. Alfred C. Neal of Brown University.
Punishment of persons, not nations, was urged by Prof. Neal, who asserted punishing the German nation would lead to a future war.
Brooklyn is busiest place in country for girl volunteers in convoy service
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U.S. Navy Department (August 17, 1942)
South Pacific Area.
It is now possible to issue some details of the attacks and landing operations which have been in progress in the Solomon Islands since the early morning of August 7 (local time).
The attacks were a complete surprise to the enemy and 18 of their seaplanes were destroyed before they could get into action.
Transport-borne, amphibious forces of the U.S. Marine Corps made several landings on islands in the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area. Vigorous enemy resistance was rapidly overcome and a number of Japanese prisoners were taken. The shore positions taken by U.S. forces have since been developed and are now well established.
During these landing operations, cruisers and destroyers were so disposed as to protect our transports and cargo ships as they unloaded troops and equipment. While thus engaged on August 7 and August 8, our forces were attacked by enemy land-based aircraft. These attacks were driven off and at least 18 more enemy planes destroyed, while only minor damage was suffered by our forces.
During the night of August 8-9, an enemy force of cruisers and destroyers attempted to attack our transports, cargo ships and supporting forces. This enemy force was intercepted and engaged by our cruisers and destroyers. The heavy fighting which followed resulted in the enemy being forced to retreat before reaching the vessels engaged in the landing operations. The close-range fighting during this night engagement resulted in damage both to the enemy and to our forces. This night action is the only engagement between surface forces which has been fought to date in the Solomon Islands.
It is impossible, in night engagements, to determine accurately the damage inflicted on the opposing force. No further statement is made at this time of the extent of damage to our forces because of the obvious value of such information to the enemy.
Brooklyn Eagle (August 17, 1942)
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London, England (UP) –
Brig. Gen. James Doolittle, hero of the United States bombing raid on Tokyo, is on a special mission in Great Britain and has conferred with Maj. Gen. Carl Spaatz, commanding the American Air Force in the European theater, on United States air bases, it was said authoritatively today.
Doolittle has been on this side of the Atlantic for 10 days, informants said, and intends to return to the United States soon.
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