World War II Chronicle

World War II Chronicle: February 12, 1942

Chris Carter

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George Fielding Eliot column on Singapore on page 15… Page 17 lists the members of the American Volunteer Group (the “Flying Tigers”) killed in action or accidents…

Toronto Maple Leaf players march through a trench in 1939. Several of Conn Smythe’s players served during World War II.

Sports section begins on page 22 which mentions hockey legend Conn Smythe, the namesake of the Smythe Trophy (most-valuable player in the NHL playoffs) and the former Smythe Division. He earned two Military Crosses on the Western Front before becoming an artillery observer during World War I. His plane was shot down and he spent the next 14 months as a prisoner of war. A 45-year-old Smythe rejoined the Royal Canadian Army during World War II, again serving as an artillery officer. He was severely wounded in France and sent home aboard a hospital ship.

Navy’s basketball team defeated the University of Maryland 61-47, thanks to 20 points by “Barnacle” Bill Busik (see page 23).

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