World War II Chronicle

World War II Chronicle: November 11, 1942

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President Roosevelt was at Arlington National Cemetery along with former Allied Expeditionary Force commander Gen. John J. Pershing for Armistice Day ceremonies… George Fielding Eliot column on page 12… Philippine Escape series continues on page 26… Sports section begins on page 44… Pictured on the next page is Kentucky State lineman Herb Trawick, a colored college All-American. After graduating he joins the Army, then becomes the Canadian Football League’s first black player. He played 11 seasons and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1975.


Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 11 November 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-11-11/ed-1/

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