World War II Chronicle: April 9, 1942

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The news from the Pacific just keeps getting worse; Bataan has fallen (maps on page six). But Gen. Wainwright’s remaining forces carry on the fight from Corregidor… War Department communique 182 is on page four… The man who served as Pres. Roosevelt’s personal Secret Service bodyguard for years has been given a commission into Army intelligence (see page nine)… Page A-17 not digitized…

Sports section begins on page 20

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Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 9 April 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-04-09/ed-1/