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ington named "Brig. Gen. Idwal
H. Edwards (above), 47-year-old
command pilot, assistant
chief of staff in charge of or
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entire army.
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Seven months have passed since the United States entered the war.
This map shows how far America has progressed in distributing
military forces and missions throughout the globe. US soldiers are
t their posts as far north as Iceland, as far south as Dutch Guiana,
as far east as India and as far west as Australia front line posi
tions from which they can jump right into battle the moment the
allies launch a big offensive.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, second from left, on Midway
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the Pacific fleet, has been much In the news lately in con
nection with the great air-sea battle of Midway island and its resultant U. 8. naval victory. Ad
miral Nimitz, shown above, second from left, when he visited Midway island three months ago, has
directed operations from Pearl Harbor. He has reported the Midway battle apparently has ended.
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Four Americans serving in China are given a last salute by Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault, commander
of the Flying Tigers, and his staff, as their flag-draped coffins are poised above graves in a cemetery for
Chinese military aviators. The dead are Lt. Col. Otto C. George of Hiawatha, Kans., member of the US
military mission to China; Lt. Frederick L. Kohler; Emil S. Scott, pilot; William H. Schuler of North
Bergen. NJ, co-pilot and photographer. Chaplain Paul Frlllman of May wood. III., conducts the services.
Nine others were killed when their Chinese transport plane crashed enroute from Kunming to Chungking.
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SOMEWHERE ON THE EAST COAST The USS Gurnard churns the
waters as she slides gracefully from her cradle during recent launch
ing ceremonies. Launchings are coming to be common place a daily
affair, as it were.
Glenview Air base, near Chicago, 111., b to become the Pensacola of the midwest under an expansion
program announced by navy officials. This ylew of some of the buildings and hangars was made daring
flag raising ceremonies from the roof of the administration building at the base. Under the expansion
program, to cost $12,000,000, the base will become one of the largest naval air training stations In the
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Among- the U. S. and British Army and Navy officers who attended a reception in London in honor of
Maj. Gen. James E. Chaney, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in North Ireland are
those pictured, left to right, Sir Archibald Sinclair, British secretary of state for air; Rear Admiral
John H. Towers, U. S. Navy chief of aeronautics; Lieut Gen. H. H. Arnold, head of the U.,S. Army
air forces; Vice-Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Britain's Commando chief; Sir Charles Portal, Brit
ish air marshal, and Maj Gen. Chaney.
Capt. Gonld P. Groves (above) is
In command of the marine corps
detachment at Dutch Harbor,
US naval base in Alaska, which
was twice raided by Japanese
planes. Capt. Groves is a native
of Altheimer, Ark. (Associated
Press Pnoto from US navy.)
This photo is a replica of one sent
"To My Darling Wife" in
Boise, Idaho, by Thomas ("Ida
ho Tommy") Jones, ace fighter
with the AVG "Flying Tigers'
in Burma and South China.
Tommy has not seen his wife,
Elizabeth, for more than a year,
and has never seen his baby
daughter, Susan Elizabeth, born
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h?en in thlIds! of thHurma and northera IreInd. " W riht) Sir Archibald Sinclair, Britain's secretary of state f air; Bear
been In the midst of the Burma Admlral John IL Towers, USN chief of aeronautics: Ueut. Gen. Henry II. Arnold, head of th. it ZSZ
air battle witn me American
Volunteer group.
air forces; Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Commando chief ; Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles F.
A. Portal. This picture was sent by radio from London to the United States.
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lbMrd the exchange ship Drottnlngholm when it docked at Jersey City, NJ, were these Associated Press
foreign correspondents. Left to right are: Richard a Massock, former chief of bureau in Rome; Alvta
J. Steinkopf and Angus Thuermer, of the former BerlSa bnreau; Louis P, Lochner, former chief of the
Berlin bureau; Max Uarrelson, of the Bern bureau; and Ernest G. Fischer, of the former Berlin bu
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Lieut Comdr. C. M. WasseQ and Bear Admiral W. B- Purneil ' '
Cited by President Roosevelt In his Anrfl M rAie r. " - hi.
Wheeled Into the open daring the noon lunch period, this fonr-englned Boeing B-l? Tlylng Fortress heroic deed In evacuating wounded U. S. teamen from Java lust
bomber Is Inspected by hundreds of Tegs Aircraft corporation employes who helped build her at Bur- ahead of the Japanese Invaders, Lieut Comdr. a M. WasselL left
bank, Calif. The young Vega factory, newest of southern California's major aircraft plants, b six receives th Navy Cross from Rear Admiral w n tit-m I TT-
raonths ahead of schedule with the B-17s being manufactured under a pooled facilities agreement with trails. WasseB's homo is in Little Rock. Ark. Hi ii i flZ,
' . medical missionary to China.
Boeing and Douglas companies.
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