Today in World War II History—December 15, 1939 & 1944
MGM theatrical release poster for Gone with the Wind, 1939 (public domain via Wikipedia)
85 Years Ago—Dec. 15, 1939: Movie premiere of Gone with the Wind, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, in Atlanta, GA; the Black actors are not allowed into the segregated theater.
Maj. Glenn Miller, US Army Air Forces (USAF photo)
80 Years Ago—Dec. 15, 1944: A UC-64 aircraft carrying bandleader Maj. Glenn Miller of the US Army Air Forces disappears over the English Channel in a presumed crash in bad weather.
US 24th Infantry Division lands on Mindoro in the Philippines and finds little Japanese opposition.
William Leahy, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, is promoted to fleet admiral.
Movie premiere of Hollywood Canteen, starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, and a host of movie stars.
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