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3-6-43 |
77.09.1244 |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
Turnabout. ENGLAND – The womenfolks back home in Kansas, have probably
been knitting sweaters and socks for him since he went into the Army,
but now Pfc. Huey H. Stidham is taking a hand at the needles. 2nd Lt.
Gladys Swayze, of Long Island City, N.Y., is giving him the lowdown on
the knit one’s, purl two’s in the occupational therapy ward of an
American Army Hospital somewhere in England. (Passed by Army Censor)
Credit: ACME |
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3-7-43 |
77.09.958 |
New York Bureau
Named for Blue Ridge Mts.
Kearny, N.J.—Sliding down the ways at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company’s Kearny Shipyards, the U.S.S. Blue Ridge is one of the
first two naval vessels to bear the name of an American mountain. The
other ship, the U.S.S. Rocky Mt., was launched at the same time. Both
are converted C-2 type cargo vessels, which will be assigned for
special Navy duty. Mrs. David Arnott, wife of the Vice President and
Chief Surveyor of the American Bureau of Shipping, sponsored the Blue
Ridge at today’s (March 7) ceremonies, while Mrs. Robert C. Lee, wife
of the president of the Propellor Club of the U.S., sponsored by the
Rocky Mt.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-7-43 |
77.09.1331 |
NEW YORK BUREAU
WHITE-CLAD REDS OUST NAZIS FROM DEMYANSK
DEMYANSK AREA—Far from the thawing Ukraine, white-clad Russian skiers
drive back the Nazis in the Demyansk area. After ousting the Germans
from this northern strongpoint, the Soviets who are skilled in the
ways of winter thrust west to frozen land bordering Lake Ilmen. The
Russians are apparently determined to force Hitler from the cold
country before Spring sets in.
Credit: Acme |
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3-7-43 |
77.09.2968 |
LAMENTING THEIR FATE
SOUTH PACIFIC—Japanese airmen and sailors bow their heads as they seem
to lament their fate of being prisoners of war. They were captured by
the natives on one of the outer islands of the Solomon group and were
brought to Guadalcanal by plane, motor torpedo boat and landing boat.
From there they were flown to USA headquarters in the South Pacific.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-7-43 |
77.09.2980 |
BLASTED AND BEACHED
GUADALCANAL, S.I.—Blasted by American forces in the Solomon Island
battles of November 13 and 14, 1942, the Jap ship, Kinugawa Maru, lies
useless and deserted off Guadalcanal. Half of the beached vessel is
almost submerged beneath the waters of the Pacific.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-7-43 |
77.09.2981 |
FLAPJACKS FOR A MAN-SIZED APPETITE
GUADALCANAL—During the fierce fighting months when the Americans were
showing the Japs our new “get them out of here in a hurry” maneuver,
the boys on the front lines didn’t have the time to stop and cook.
However, they had the situation well in hand as shown in this photo of
American cooks making the old American standby—flapjacks, to be sent
in hot containers to the front line troops.
Credit: ACME. |
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03-07-43 |
77.09.3502 |
New York Bureau
Quick Work
Casablanca – A native (foreground) watches as American soldiers fill
in a bomb crater that was flooded by a broken water main which burst
during a German bombing raid on Dec. 31. Note that hoses pump out
water even as the hole is being filled.
Credit line (ACME) |
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3-8-43 |
77.09.2982 |
“SEA SHELLS” DUMPED IN LAPS OF JAPS
GUADACANAL—From land, air and sea, destruction was rained on the Japs
who were intent on holding their positions on this island until
recently. During the battles of November 13-15, an American warship
(center) is shown shelling Nip positions. The beached Japanese ship,
Kinugawa Maru, is shown in the foreground after it was blasted by U.S.
forces.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-8-43 |
77.09.2984 |
JOINING 21 OTHERS
In an official RAAF photo radioed from Melbourne, Australia, to San
Francisco, one of the 22 Jap ships in a convoy wiped out in the
Bismarck Sea goes up in flame and smoke after receiving hits from
medium bombers.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-8-43 |
77.09.2985 |
“DANGER! JAP-SMASHERS AT WORK!”
Japanese planes and installations on the airport at Lae, New Guinea,
are shown being blasted to rubble in their photo taken from one of the
squadron of raiding U.S. Army Air Force bombers, during a recent
attack on the Nip base. In center, (photo above), can be seen
roofless, burned out shells of buildings, while at lower left,
American bombs make junk out of a group of Jap planes in the dispersal
area. Other bomb bursts are marked by black smoke at top of photo.
Credit: U.S. ARMY FORCES PHOTO FROM ACME. |
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3-9-43 |
77.09.2992 |
PRIMITIVE LABOR CREATES MODERN WAR TOOL
EASTERN INDIA—A young Indian girl rests on her crude work tool, as
other native women balance broken stone on their heads and bullock
carts and hand labor carry out their painstaking parts in creating a
modern airfield in Eastern India for U.S. planes. The carting and
leveling of broken stone is a picture out of an ancient world. Soon,
modern fighter, bomber and transport planes will utilize the landing
strip.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-9-43 |
77.09.2993 |
IN EVEN OF ATTACK-REMOVE PLUG
CHINA—The strange-looking plug in the window of a transport plane
speeding over the Himalayas stops a hole that’s a perfect fit for a
tommy gun. In the event of air attack on the aerial supply route
between India and China, passengers and crew remove the plug and fill
up the hole with a machine gun. This U.S. transport plane is flying
high to avoid bad weather below.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-9-43 |
77.09.2994 |
OXYGEN RATIONED OVER HIMALAYAS
EASTERN INDIA—Only the all-important crew is entitled to oxygen, so a
U.S. Army major and colonel sleep as best they can atop rifle cases in
a transport plane speeding over the Himalayas toward China at an
altitude of 18,000 feet. “Deadheaders,” as passengers are called,
shift for themselves when aboard a flying freight car that links India
and China by airways that cut through rarified atmosphere.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-10-43 |
77.09.976 |
RADIOPHOTO
NEW YORK BUREAU
RIBBONS OF ROAD
MOUNT KENYA – Weaving across the rugged moorland on the slope of Mount
Kenya like narrow strips of ribbon, this road and runway were built so
that an RAF plane, forced down on the mountain, could return to its
home base. Gathering rocks and stones to fill holes, and cutting
heather and brush, 150 natives built the runway after four solid weeks
of work. A road (at left) was cut from the marooned aircraft to the
runway at the same time.
Credit: OWI Radiophoto from ACME |
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3-10-43 |
77.09.2989 |
FIGHTERS FOR THE SKIES OF CHINA
CHENGTU, CHINA—This smiling group of Chinese fighter pilots don’t seem
to be worried about the prospect of another brush with the Japs. As
they pose near one of the a long line of their American-built pursuit
planes, near Chengtu. They have all been trained in the U.S. and are
veterans of many a dogfight with the Nips. In cockpit of ship, and
standing at far left on wing, are two American fliers.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-10-43 |
77.09.3036 |
New York Bureau
Red Anti-Tank Crew Moves Up
RUSSIAN FRONT—A Russian anti-tank crew moves forward to a new position
on a snow-covered section of the front. Smoke from a bursting shell
can be seen (right background). These anti-tank guns have been key
weapons in the recent successful offensive by Red forces against the
Germans. Passed by censors.
Credit: ACME Radiophoto |
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3-10-43 |
77.09.3641 |
New York Bureau
Russian Quisling
On the Russian Front—Like every other people fighting for freedom, the
Russians despise those among their ranks who turn traitor and give aid
to the invaders. Here a Russian “quisling” is made the object of jeers
and poking sticks from Soviet villagers. Photo is from the March of
Time documentary film, “One Day of War—Russia, 1943,” which depicts
the action along the vast Russian front in a single day. Passed by
censors.
Credit: Copyright March of Time photo from ACME. |
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3-11-43 |
77.09.596.a |
New York Bureau
New Tank Busters for Uncle Sam
DETROIT, MICH. – A row of rangy, hard-hitting M-10 tank destroyers
roll out of a Detroit plant of the Ford Motor Co. Faster, and with
more hitting power than the medium tank, these new machines have
already been in action and pronounced “hot stuff” by the Allies in
North Africa. Note how different the M-10 is, than the M-4 medium
tanks at right, (in background), which were also built by Ford. The
two types of armored equipment come off the same production line.
Credit: (ACME) |
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3-11-43 |
77.09.597 |
New York Bureau
New Tank Busters Go Through Their Paces
DETROIT, MICH. – Two new M-10 tank destroyers go through a stiff
workout on the Ford Motor Co. test grounds. Stripped of many of the
engineering refinements found on the medium tank in order to gain
speed (they both come off the same production line). The M-10 packs a
greater wallop with its 3-inch gun.
Credit: (ACME) |
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3-11-43 |
77.09.598.a |
New York Bureau
New Tank Busters on Production Line
DETROIT, MICH. – A long line of new M-10 tank destroyers minus their
treads, on the production line at a Detroit plant of the Ford Motor
Co. These hard-hitting tank busters have been rolling out of the plant
for several months and have seen action in North Africa, where they
are pronounced a success by the Allies. The M-10 in left foreground
has already had its turret put in place. Next one in line waits for
its turret, the gun of which can be seen at right, (center of photo).
Credit: (ACME) |
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3-11-43 |
77.09.1545 |
New York Bureau
Nazi Sea Wolf Comes Home to its Den
A Nazi sub towed by tugs with French pilots moves slowly into a
concrete bomb-proof shelter where it is lifted out of the water into a
dry-dock in preparation for repair work. This photo was copied from a
German propaganda magazine received through a neutral source.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-12-43 |
77.09.955 |
New York Bureau
He Lives to Tell the Tale
Bethesda, MD.—Basil Izzi, of South Barry, Mass., who was one of the
three survivors of five who drifted on a raft on the South Atlantic
for 83 days, relates his experiences to fellow patients at the Naval
Hospital here. Left to right: Dominic Hutchison, Mims, Fla.; Emil
Heifitz, Cleveland, Ohio; Joseph Castelluci, Somerville, Mass.; Joseph
Marinko, St. Louis, MO.; Izzi; Al Silver, Baltimore; and Ed Parker,
Richmond, VA.
Credit: ACME. |
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3-12-43 |
77.09.980 |
RADIOPHOTO
CLEVELAND BUREAU
WE WOULDN’T WANT THIS JOB—WOULD YOU?
RAVENNA, OHIO—It isn’t as dangerous as it seems! These men two workers
at the 30,000 acre governmental Ordnance plant here are sawing through
the core of a one-ton bomb, said core being amatol, a high explosive
that blow the steel of a bomb asunder and writes finis to Axis designs
on world domination. Cores are subjected to this test during munitions
making to determine solidity.
Credit: OWI Radiophoto from ACME |
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3-14-43 |
77.09.2972 |
OFF ON A BOMBING MISSION
SOMEWHERE IN CHINA—A powerful B-25 leaves clouds of dust behind as it
takes off on a bombing mission in the China Air Task Force. The
bombers in the task force drop their “eggs” over Burma and occupied
cities in China.
Credit: ACME. |
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03-14-43 |
77.09.3497 |
Nazi Contribution to Allied Salvage Work
Tobruk, Libya - - Nazi signs deck the equipment utilized by a British
diver about to explore the ground gloor of Tobruk harbor. The enemy
utilized the diver’s outfit before they were ousted from the Libyan
coastal city. The allies had a big clean-up job confronting them
before they could fully make use of the harbor which was cluttered by
blasted axis vessels.
Credit line (ACME) |
