Jap bombers blast Allied air bases on Java
Enemy attacks seen as preliminary move for invasion of isle
Batavia, Feb. 21 (UP) –
A Dutch communiqué said today that Japanese air squadrons blasted Allied airfields on both east and west Java, possibly as a preliminary invasion attack.
A normal preliminary to invasion is an attempt to knock out the defense air bases.
The main Dutch city on western Java is the capital, Batavia. On the eastern end of the island is the big naval base of Soerabaja, which has been repeatedly attacked in recent days.
The Japanese invasion of Bali, starting Thursday morning, put the enemy within easy striking distance of Soerabaja despite strong Allied air and naval counterblows in adjacent waters. Tokyo radio reported that five Allied warships had been sunk in the fighting, including two Dutch destroyers torpedoed off Bali Thursday night.
A London broadcast said United States and Dutch warships on Thursday damaged two Japanese cruisers and two destroyers in this action.
Landis debates naming successor to Mrs. FDR
Washington, Feb. 21 (UP) –
Director James M. Landis of the Office of Civilian Defense was said today to be undecided whether to appoint a successor to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as head of the voluntary participation division.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who drew no salary, resigned yesterday. Landis is reorganizing OCD and Mrs. Roosevelt’s positions may be eliminated. Landis plans to shift to other agencies many of the units of OCD.
Fort Hamilton CO thanks benefit stars
Col. Clarence Lininger, commanding officer of Fort Hamilton, on behalf of the reservation’s compliment, today extended thanks to those who will participate in the Army Relief Society benefit tomorrow night at the Officers’ Club at the Fort.
Scheduled to entertain are:
- John Carter and Mignon Spence, opera stars;
- Imogene Carpenter, songstress;
- Stephanie and Marianne, dancers;
- Lorna and Mario, dancers;
- Vernon Grant and Otto Soglow, artists;
- George Ortell, tenor;
- Edwina Eustis, singer;
- James Quillian, accompanist.
Labor row reported grounding warplanes
Aircraft in Far East kept out of fight by lack of parts from Curtiss-Wright
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Brooklyn Eagle (February 22, 1942)
19 Jap ships blasted as battle rages off Bali; U.S. air and naval forces sink 2 destroyers
Blows may cripple enemy attempts to close Java pincers
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U.S. forces sink 2 Jap destroyers
Several cruisers, transports blasted as ‘Fortresses’ join in biggest attack
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Allied fliers strafe Japs in East Burma
Foes lose heavily, many fires started – enemy bombs rail city
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Call Mrs. Lundeen in Viereck trial
Washington, Feb. 21 (INS) –
Attorneys for George Sylvester Viereck, Nazi propagandist, on trial before a federal district court for violating the Foreign Registration Act, disclosed today that the widow of the late Senator Lundeen (FL-MN) may testify as a defense witness.
Emil Morosini Jr., chief counsel for the German-born Viereck, said that a subpoena has been issued for Mrs. Lundeen.
Tanker sinks in blazing oil; fear 20 dead
19th victim of U-boats in U.S. waters – Queens man among missing
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Boro flying ace leads ‘Fortresses’ in Indies
Col. O’Donnell, conqueror of 4 Jap planes, speaks to wife and child over phone
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4 Negro soldiers get life terms in killings
Mt. Holly, NJ, Feb. 21 (INS) –
Four Negro soldiers were under life sentences today following their conviction in two separate murder trials.
Pvts. Charles T. Gilmore, 17, Robert Lee Wilson, 20, and Henry Johnson, 19, all of Cleveland, were convicted in the fatal beating of Irvin Habas, 40, Trenton jeweler, who was robbed of $1,000 worth of samples as he left the Fort Dix reservation.
Pvt. William Glenn Jones, 25, also of an infantry unit stationed at Fort Dix, was sentenced in the shooting of Sgt. James A. Simms of Atlantic City, following an altercation last Nov. 15.
U.S. may have to defend Ireland, Norris says
Washington, Feb. 21 (UP) –
Senator George W. Norris (I-NE) said today that the United States may be forced to defend Ireland against German invasion, even if Ireland doesn’t want to be defended.
Norris, a champion of Irish independence, said in an interview that he could not understand why Prime Minister Éamon de Valera of Éire protested the arrival of American troops to Northern Ireland.
Norris said:
We may be compelled to defend Ireland, even against her will. I have talked to men who think Hitler may try to invade Ireland. If he took it, he would have a wonderful base for the invasion of England.
Spanish War vet, now a grandpa, enlists at 64 for his 11th 'hitch’
John Dolan, ex-sergeant, easily passes physical test on special trip to capital
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Port Darwin put under Army rule; Jap attack feared
Foes believed landed at south Timor base 330 miles off coast
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Secret society of Filipinos battling Japs
’Fighters for freedom’ spreading civilian fight, says MacArthur
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Draft of labor for war plants seen by Hershey
Industries must have at least 10 million more, he declares
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U.S. Navy Department (February 23, 1942)
Navy Communiqué No. 43
Atlantic area.
The Coast Guard Cutter Alexander Hamilton was torpedoed by an enemy submarine off Iceland. While being towed into port the ship capsized and had to be sunk by gunfire.
Loss of personnel which occurred when the ship was torpedoed was moderate. Next of kin of those lost have been notified.
There is nothing to report from other areas.