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On Heels of Rommel’s Westbound Afrika Korps
Britain’s eighth army has been hard on the heels of Gen. Erwin Rommel’s much-vaunted Afrika Korps,
poshing them westward towards Tripoli. Photo at left shows local Arabs, friendly to the oncc-again-invading
British army, gathered around British armored cars when the British occupied a wrecked town in the Libyan
desert. Dense smoke from a burning tank fills the background. Insets: Left, General Rommel, leader of
Axis desert forces, aod Lieut. Gen. Bernard Montgomery, commander of Britain’s eighth army.
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Anti-Aircraft Artillerymen ‘Keep ’Em Falling’
Men behind our big anti-aircraft guns must move with clock-like and flawless precision. The heart of the
anti-aircraft artillery is the battery commander headquarters (left). Here in the underground station Lieut.
E. Seeleye, White Plains, N. Y., plots the progress of approaching planes. At his elbow Pvt. John Drtina,
Brooklyn, reports messages from the units on the range. Right: A 90-millimeter gun has just been fired. The
gunner’s last duty before firing a new round is to kick the shell case from the gun platform.
‘Phantom Ship’ Takes to Waters
Here is the phantom of the sea, a concrete vessel, completely auto
matic, crewless, and designed to travel in convoys of ten or more operated
by radio control from a master escorting vessel. Photo at top shows ship
being launched at West Palm Beach, Fla. Lower photo shows ship on its
way through inland waterways. The deckhouse is only temporary. This
is a 91-foot model. The larger “phantom” will be 260 feet long, difficult
to sight, and hard to sink.
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Former President Herbert Hoover, who fed the Belgians during World
War I, visited the stage door canteen and helped to feed some of the boys
who are doing the job in World War II. He Is shown putting sugar Into the
coffee of Aviation Cadet Marion M. Powner, while Pvt. M. Walosky
I awaits bis turn.
Egypt Celebrates
Fourth birthday of Egyptian prin
cess, Ferial, was a happy one. Fer
ial is shown with her mother, Queen
Farida, in their girl guide outfits on
the palace balcony, where they re
viewed a birthday parade by that
organization, which is similar to our
Girl Scouts.
Mugs From Trees
A visit to the giant Panama air
base makes one the recipient of an
individual, inscribed coconut drink
ing mug. Here Col. G. F. Hix,
commanding officer of ihe base and
originator of the idea, points to his
own drinking mug.
Tough Going for Planes on Captured Field
The airport at Safi, French Morocco, offered hard going for navy
planes which landed as the field was captured from the French. In pic
ture at top, men are laying a metal strip for takeoff of the torpedo bomber
before which they are working. These metal strips have since played
an important part In Allied air operations in Tunisia. Below: A navy
dive bomber lies nose-down in a ditch near the Safi airport. Another
takes off, using the roadway for a runway.
Hero of USS Boise Returns Home
Upon his arrival in San Francisco, Capt. E. J. ("Mike”) Moran, of
the cruiser Boise, hurried to his home in San Rafael where he was
greeted by his two children, Michaela, 13 (left), and Moore, 11, whom he
has seen for only ten days in the last two years. Captain Moran's light
cruiser settled for six Jap warships in the Solomon waters.
Pacific Fleet Commander Talks to Newsmen
Adm. Chester W. Nimltz, commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet, is
pictured giving his fifth press conference of the war at Pacific fleet head
quarters. He reviewed the first year of the war in the Pacific. Seated
on bis left is Capt. L. J. Wiitse, assistant chief of staff.
Kids Buy Army Jeep With War Stamps
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Up the steps of the 24th Street school, Los Angeles, goes an army jeep
loaded with thrilled children. The jeep was their present to Uncle Sam,
a present bought with war stamps from their savings. At the wheel Is
Sergt. Virgil Yewell. Stamp sales totaled $11,190.35—a lot of nickels and
dimes—and they’re buying more.
U. S.-China Link
President Roosevelt is shown hand
ing a letter to the Chinese ambas
sador, Tao Ming Wei, which he
wrote longhand to Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek, and which was
transmitted by radio telephoto as
the first facsimile sent to China over
the new radio photo service between
America and China. Time for trans
mission to Chungking was about an
hour and a half. The President
spelled “generalissimo” with two
“l's,” but the error was detected
and corrected.
Russia’s Ace Sniper
In the foreground, setting out for
tho advanced line is Soviet sniper
Vassily Faronov, who has already
shot 136 German officers and men,
taken seven prisoners and destroyed
one Nazi tank. Faronov has been
decorated with the Order of the Red
Star and the Medal of Valour. Take
note of the telescopic sight on his
gun. Crack shots like Faronov, to
say nothing of bravery, have helped
to make the defense of Stalingrad
one of the epics of the war.
Vagabond
The gagstcr who accused this
baby kangaroo of being kicked out
of its mother’s pouch for eating
crackers in bed, might know by this
picture that the youngster, despite
the fact that it is on its own, is doing
very well, thank you. Open air mess
is picnic time, and a generous offi
cer like this one (commander of an
Australian armored division) pro
ceeds to make life easy for the baby
vagabond.
Ace of Aces
Capt. Joe Foss, 27, of Sioux Falls,
S. D., who is the champ of all aces
stationed on Henderson Field, Guad*
alcanal. Foss has shot down 22 of
the 450 Jap planes bagged at this
base.
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1. In the navy, which hours of
watch are called the dog watch?
2. What state has the most pop
ulous capital city?
3. Who was the only woman
ever to receive two Nobel prizes?!
4. Where is the body of John
Paul Jones buried?
5. What is the largest state east
of the Mississippi river?
6. Who gave the Pacific oceaf*
its name?
7. A pleasure-seeking person |
sometimes called what?
8. Achilles, the hero of Homer 1
"Iliad,” was mortally wounded i|_
what part of the body?
9. Of the three most common
surnames in America, Smith,|
Brown and Johnson, in what order
do they rank?
10. Was there ever a Deadwood*
Dick?
The Answers
1. Four to six p. m.
2. Massachusetts (Boston).
3. Marie Curie (one in chemis*
try and one in physics).
4. Naval academy, Annapolis.
5 Georgia.
6. Magellan.
7. A hedonist.
8. The heel, supposedly the only
vulnerable spot on his body.
9. Smith first, Johnson second
and Brown third.
10. Early white settlers in Amer
ica took and gave nicknames of
every kind. There may have been
many Deadwood Dicks, but there
is no historical character upon
whom “western” stories are
based.
Early Band Saw
The introduction of the band saw
In American sawmills dates from
the Philadelphia Centennial exhi
bition in 1876, when Henry Disstoi
created a sensation by exhibitinj
his perfected band saw in actual
operation.
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