World War II Chronicle: September 11, 1943
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The Germans sank a great portion of Italy’s navy on Sept. 9, including the battleship Roma… Brig. Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. and Lt. Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. are pictured together on page three. The younger Davis just wrapped up his tour as Tuskegee Airmen squadron commander of the 99th Fighter Squadron and will now lead the 33rd Fighter Group… George Fielding Eliot column on page eight…
Sports on page 11, and the Marine Corps has determined that former Georgia Bulldog All-American back Frankie Sinkwich’s feet are too flat for military service. No college defense could contain him, and now he will get his shot in pro football. He will play ball for the Detroit Lions this season, who made him the number one draft pick of the 1943 NFL Draft… Sgt. John B. Logan is back from the Southwest Pacific Theater and tells about his 400 hours of combat as a B-17 radio operator and gunner. He flew 64 missions…
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 11 September 1943. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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