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(1) and (2), Singapore, and Anambus island, »re scenes of Japanese occupation, (3) shows Pal
embang, scene of Japaese invasion attempt, as is (4) Java.
Once A Ballroom
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NEW YORK, N. Y.—This
U. S. Navy photograph was
taken aboard the naval auxil
iary U. S. S. LaFayette, the
once proud sea queen Nor
mandie, during the height of
the disasterous fire last week.
Pole Vaulter
BOSTON, MASS.—Shatter
ing all existing po.’e vault re
cords, Cornelius Warmerdam,
Calif., is shown going over the
bar at 15 feet 7 1-4 inches.
CHICAGO, ILL—Captain
Arthur W. YVermuth, 28 of
Chicago was credited as being
a veritable one man army, ac
cording to reports sent out by
General Douglas McArthur
from the Bataan Peninsula
battle front. Young YVermuth
killed some 116 Japs and cap
tuzed a number of other YVer
muth has won the silver star
for gallantry, the distinguish
ed service cross for extraordin
ary heroism, and the purple
heart with two clasps. YY7er
muth is a graduate of the
Northwestern Military Acad
emy in Lake Geneva, YY iscon
sin This is an official signal
corps photo, which was made
in Manila late in 1941.
One Man Army
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German Battleships Escape
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This map indicates the line of flight the German battle
ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and the cruiser Prinz Eugen
took from Brest, in France and held by Germany —to Hel
goland, in Germany. While at their native port, they joined
other units of Axis controlled fleets. A possible path to the
open sea is shown by the charted line.
Third Registration
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NEW YORK, N. Y.—Among the 9,000,000 men who re
gistered for duty February 16 in the armed forces of the na
tion, countless fathers and sons registered together. The re
gist ration called for men, 20 to 44, unless they had register
previously or are members of the armed forces. This pictur
shows William Nemecek of New York 42, veteran of Worl
War I, and his son. Harold, 20, (left) being congratulated b
Col. Arthur V. McDermott (right) selective service directoi
Now Guarded By U. S.
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WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO, DUTCH WEST INDIES
This is a view of the waterfront ot Willemstad, capital
Curacao, one of two Dutch West Indies Island in the Cari
bean Sea to which United States troops have been sent. T
American forces will assist the Dutch in protecting Curac
and the nearby island of Aruba and their important oil ref
eries, the State Department has announced. The islands f
near the northwest corner of Venezuela.
Know the Enemy’s Planet
- JAPANESE “97" DIVE BOMBER
It is possible that planes of Ibis type look pari in the treac
December 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, lor Ibe "97." a Japanese MVf^
bomber, is Irequently based aboard airetail carriers. The 97 j* s
represent an atlempl to copy the U. S. Navy's Douglas TBD-1 0
bomber, but aside horn the iacl that both ships are single-engine^
wing monoplanes with retractable landing gear, there is lull* *
blance between the lap plane and the last, high-perlormance tn
aircraft. The "97" corn be identified in flight by the pronounce
on the engine cowling <front view): the short nose and ex.,r*’?e./it
cockpit housing (profile view): and the tapered wings with tu
flaps and the almost rectangular tailplane (lull view).
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