World War II As It Happened
A MaritimeQuest Daily Event Special Presentation
Wednesday, April 22, 1942
Day 965

April 22, 1942: Front page of the News and Chronicle, London, England.
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Note the report in column 3: "Japanese Cruiser Left Sinking"
(A post-war Japanese assessment does not support this claim. Only two cruisers were damaged in April of 1942, neither seriously and neither by MTB's, both were damaged by submarines.)
Also note the report in columns 5-6: "V.C.s For Two Men Who Died Facing Great Odds"
Also note the report in column 4: "Fuel Plan May Be Dropped"


April 22, 1942: Front page of The Daily Mail, Hull, England.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury, Leeds, England.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of the Western Mail and South Wales News, Cardiff, Wales.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of the Press and Journal, Aberdeen, Scotland.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of The Examiner, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of The Sydney Sun, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Note the report at top right: "H.M.A.S. Vampire Lost In Action"
(HMAS Vampire was sunk by Vice-Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's carrier strike force on Apr. 9. Eight men were killed and one died of wounds on Apr. 13th)


April 22, 1942: Front page of The Telegraph, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of The Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of The Winnipeg Tribune, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Note the photo: "She's The Colonel"
(Princess Elizabeth, on her 16th birthday seen inspecting the Grenadier Guards.)
 
Also note the report in column 3: "Tea Rationing Thought Likely"


April 22, 1942: Front page of the Biddeford Daily Journal, Biddeford, Maine.
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Note the report in column 3: "Mosquito Boats Sink Japanese Cruiser Off Cebu"
(The British newspapers claimed the cruiser was left in a sinking condition, but the U.S. papers have declared the ship sunk. Either way, the report was untrue.)


April 22, 1942: Front page of The Evening Star, Washington, D.C.
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Note the report in column 6: "Some Tokyo Raiders Captured in China, Vichy Radio Says"
(The report was true, eight men had been captured by the Japanese. Three were later executed.)
Also note the report in column 5: "U.S. Ship Torpedoed After Playing Tag With U-Boat 12 Hours"
(The unnamed ship was the 5,032-ton freighter Delvalle, which was sunk by U-154.)
Also note the report in column 4: "Gas Rationing May Allow Only 5 Gals. a Week"
Also note the report in column 7: "Nazis Execute More French Hostages; 20 Await Death"


April 22, 1942: Front page of The Evening Gazette, Xenia, Ohio.
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Note the photo at top left: "Double-Play Decoration For Naval Hero"
(Lt. Edward Henry O'Hare, USN, credited with shooting down 5 enemy aircraft (not six) when they attacked USS Lexington CV-2. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action. O'Hare was killed on Nov. 26, 1943 when his aircraft was shot down. USS O'Hare DD-889 and Chicago's O'Hare airport were named in his honor.)


April 22, 1942: Front page of The Port Arthur News, Port Arthur, Texas.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, Arizona.
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April 22, 1942: Front page of the San Mateo Times, San Mateo, California.
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Note the report in columns 6-7: "First Sugar Stamp To Be Good For One Pound"


April 22, 1942: Front page of the Teltower Kreisblatt, Kreis Teltow, Brandenburg, Germany.
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1. Bescheidener Ausdruck des Dankes der Heimat.
(Modest expression of thanks from home.)
2. Aufruf des Führers zum 3. Kriegshilfswerk für das Deutsche Rote Kreuz.
(The Führers call for the 3rd war relief organization for the German Red Cross.)


April 22, 1942: Front page of the Völkischer Beobachter, the official newspaper of the NSDAP.
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1. Was die Front opfert, kann von der Heimat nie vergolten werden - Der Führer ruft zum Kriegshilfswerke für das DRK. auf.
(What sacrifices at the front can never be repaid by the homeland - the Führer calls for the war relief organization for the DRK.)



   
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