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January 6, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 6, 1942
Combined Chiefs of Staff in Quebec – August 23, 1943 (US government photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 6, 1942: Roosevelt’s State of the Union address calls for the production of 60,000 aircraft and 1.2 million tons of shipping in 1942.
Combined Chiefs of Staff (CCS) is formed, consisting of the British Chiefs of Staff & US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
January 5, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 5, 1942
Sign posted in window of store owned by a Japanese-American the day after Pearl Harbor, shortly before the man’s internment, Oakland, CA, March 1942 (Photo: Dorothea Lange, US National Archives)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 5, 1942: In the Philippines, US & Filipino forces complete retreat into Bataan peninsula; troops put on half rations.
In US, “enemy aliens” are required to surrender transmitters, shortwaves, and precision cameras.
Franklin D. Roosevelt appears on cover of Time Magazine as 1941 Man of the Year.
January 4, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 4, 1942
Japanese fleet en route for the invasion of Rabaul, photographed by an RAAF Hudson over Truk, 9 January 1942 (Royal Australian Air Force photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 4, 1942: Japanese begin pre-invasion air attacks on the major British naval and air base of Rabaul in the Bismarcks in the South Pacific.
January 3, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 3, 1942
Chiang Kai-shek, 1943 (public domain via Wikipedia)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 3, 1942: Japanese land at Brunei on Borneo in Netherlands East Indies.
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek named Commander in Chief of Allied Forces in China.
January 2, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 2, 1942
Japanese light tanks advancing on Manila, 2 Jan 1942 (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 2, 1942: British and South African troops take Bardia, Libya after a long siege.
Japanese take Manila in the Philippines as well as Clark Field and Cavite Navy Yard.
Thirty-three members of a German spy ring under Fritz Duquesne are convicted in the largest espionage case in US history.
US Army orders 300,000 D-ration chocolate bars from Hershey, designed to melt at higher temperatures and not taste too good, so soldiers would save them for emergencies.
Thirty-three mug shot portraits of the Dusquesne spy ring; Duquesne is in the first row, far right. (Library of Congress)
January 1, 2017
Today in World War II History—Jan. 1, 1942
Canadian Prime Minister King, British Ambassador Halifax, and Chinese Ambassador Song with US President Roosevelt, Arcadia Conference, Washington DC, 1 Jan 1942 (US Government photo)
75 Years Ago—Jan. 1, 1942: Roosevelt and Churchill sign the “Declaration by the United Nations” at the Arcadia Conference in Washington; 24 other Allied nations will sign it, promising not to seek a separate peace.
US discontinues automobile manufacturing for civilian sale for the duration; 500,000 remain in stock.
Rose Bowl held at Duke University in Durham, NC, due to ban on large gatherings on the West Coast (Oregon State defeats Duke 20-16).
December 31, 2016
Today in World War II History—Dec. 31, 1941
Japanese bicycle-mounted troops on Luzon, December 1941 (US Army Center of Military History)
75 Years Ago—Dec. 31, 1941: US and Filipino forces form new defense line north of Bataan Peninsula.
Japanese submarines shell islands of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii.
US Navy transfers a carrier, 3 battleships, and 11 destroyers from Atlantic to Pacific Fleet.
New York City residents are urged not to use noisemakers for New Year’s Eve to avoid confusion with air raid alarms.
December 30, 2016
Today in World War II History—Dec. 30, 1941
Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien, San Francisco, 2014 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)
75 Years Ago—Dec. 30, 1941: German Gen. Rommel retreats to El Agheila, Libya and the positions held before his April offensive against the British.
Soviets take Kerch and Feodosiya in the Crimea.
Gandhi resigns from leadership of India’s Congress Party when it decides to support Britain.
Kaiser Shipyards in Richmond, CA launches its first Liberty-class cargo ship.
December 29, 2016
Today in World War II History—Dec. 29, 1941
Map showing Japanese offensives in Dec 1941 (US Army Military Academy)
75 Years Ago—Dec. 29, 1941: British evacuate from British Borneo to Dutch Borneo.
Japanese bomb Corregidor in the Philippines for the first time.
December 28, 2016
Today in World War II History—Dec. 28, 1941
Poster for US Navy Construction Battalions (the Seabees), WWII
75 Years Ago—Dec. 28, 1941: US authorizes first contingent of Navy Construction Battalions: the “Seabees.”
Japanese paratroopers land on Sumatra.
