Brooklyn Eagle (November 5, 1942)
Marines seize guns in advance on Guadalcanal
Offensive, on small scale, forces Japs to abandon equipment
…
Völkischer Beobachter (November 6, 1942)
Handelsschiffe als unzulänglicher Ersatz –
USA. ohne Flugzeugträger
Eigener Bericht des „Völkischen Beobachters“
…
U.S. Navy Department (November 6, 1942)
Communiqué No. 183
South Pacific.
During the night of November 4-5:
-
Japanese troops launched several strong counterattacks against U.S. forces in the area west of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal Island. These attacks were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
-
Our air forces strafed enemy troops during continuous air patrols which were maintained over the enemy lines.
There has been no change in our eastern positions in the vicinity of Koli Point.
President Roosevelt’s congratulations to the USSR on its 25th anniversary
November 6, 1942
His Excellency Mikhail Kalinin, President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Moscow, USSR:
On the occasion of this twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Soviet State, I convey to Your Excellency the congratulations of the Government and people of the United States.
For the second time in a generation, our two countries are in the forefront of a gathering of nations aligned against a common enemy. Collaboration in the mighty military task before us must be the prelude to collaboration in the mightier task of creating a world at peace.
The resistance of free peoples has made possible the mounting power of the United Nations. The Russian Army and the Russian people in their continuing struggle against Nazi conquest today bear the brunt of the massed weight of the Nazi might and their incomparable heroism stands as a symbol of determination and unrelenting effort.
Let Your Excellency rest assured that the steadily growing power of the United States has been, and will continue to be, dedicated to complete victory.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 9265
American, European-African-Middle Eastern and Asiatic-Pacific campaign medals
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the American, European-African-Middle Eastern, and Asiatic-Pacific campaign medals, including suitable appurtenances, be established, and that the said medals may be awarded, under such regulations as the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy may severally prescribe, to members of the land and naval forces of the United States, including the Women’s Reserve of the United States Naval Reserve, and to members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps who, during any period between December 7, 1941, inclusive, and a date six months subsequent to the termination of the present war, shall have served outside the continental limits of the United States in any of the respective areas as indicated by the names of the medals, such areas to be more precisely defined in the regulations hereby authorized.
For the purposes of this order, the Territory of Alaska shall be considered as outside the continental limits of the United States.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The White House
November 6, 1942
Brooklyn Eagle (November 6, 1942)
FDR sees major stroke in Nazi rout
Says long work week has caused sharp cut in German production
…
Nelson calls longer work week necessary
Tells Senate committee nation can do more to conserve manpower
…
WAVES to lose jobs if they wed Navy men
Washington (UP) –
The Navy has made a slight concession to romance.
Rear Adm. Randall Jacobs, Chief of Naval Personnel, ruled that WAVES can marry, provided they don’t marry Navy men. They can pick their husbands from the Army, Marines or Coast Guard, however.
If a “Ripple” (enlisted WAVE) married a gob or a WAVE officer married a Navy officer, she does so at the price of being dismissed. The new ruling said nothing about what would happen if an Army general falls for a “Ripple” or a WAVE “admiral” falls for a buck private.
1 Like
Hurricane is sweeping toward Florida coast
Miami, Florida (UP) –
The federal hurricane warning system, in an advisory announcement today, said that a tropical storm “of hurricane or near hurricane" force will strike Cuba this afternoon and the Florida Straits north of Cuba tonight.
The storm was about 85 miles north-northeast of Nuevitas, Cuba, moving west or west-southwestwardly 14-18 miles per hour, the advisory said.
The advisory predicted:
The center of the storm will move westward along the north Cuban coast and will move inland over Cuba this afternoon and through the Florida Straits and just north of Cuba tonight.
Schools in the Miami area were ordered closed today and scheduled football games were cancelled.
Soldiers were nailing up all of the approximately 350 hotels on the beach, many of which serve as their barracks.
Manpower shortage to hit X-mas mail
Washington (UP) –
Christmas, always a tough time for the postman, is going to be more arduous than ever this year.
The heaviest Christmas mail ever combined with transportation and manpower shortages confront the Post Office Department with seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Hiring of women and teenage boys and girls is expected to solve the manpower problem in most areas. The boys would be used as carriers; the girls would be used in less arduous jobs such as clerks.
Reinforced Jap troops hard hit on Guadalcanal
Two-front battle rages with American units holding the initiative
…
Jap battleship sunk, Fortress crew insists
Airmen disagree with communiqué crediting them with heavy cruiser
…
Japs in New Guinea stiffen resistance as Allies push on
Enemy hit near Oivi – bombers pounding Nippon ships, bases
…
Three Navy planes make forced landings
Miami, Florida (UP) –
7th District Navy officials announced today that three Navy planes made forced landings shortly before midnight, two about 15 miles north of West Palm Beach and a third in the Everglades.
The pilots of the three aircraft escaped uninjured. It was believed they were the only fliers aboard the planes. The causes of the forced landings were not known.
why? Is it because back then married couples wanted to have as many kids as possible?
1 Like
What has Randall Jacobs got against Navy men?
1 Like
That and also concern over natural birth being sidetracked.
1 Like
I dunno what Adm. Jacobs hated. 
1 Like