World War II Chronicle

World War II Chronicle: September 20, 1943

Chris Carter

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20,000 Somerville, N.J. residents were on hand to welcome home their hometown hero, Sgt. “Manila John” Basilone (see page six). The Marine earned the Medal of Honor on Guadalcanal… George Fielding Eliot column on page eight… Sports on page 12…

Col. Edmund W. “Big Bill” Starling, former chief of the presidential detail, is retiring after 30 years in Secret Service (page 20). Starling worked for five presidents, starting with Woodrow Wilson, and has already turned over the reigns to Michael F. Reilly… Speaking of presidents, the light carrier USS San Jacinto (CVL-30) is about to be launched at Camden, N.J. Future president George H.W. Bush will fly a Grumman TBF Avenger off the deck of this flattop…

Also see:

  • Victory at Bismarck Sea: Sighting of Convoy North of New Britain; Japs Operate Behind Thick Weather Front (see page four)
  • 8 Heroes of First Global Flight Play Big Part in Aviation Today (page 20)
  • Sinkings by U-Boats Hit New Low Mark of One Ship in 28 Days (page 23)

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 20 September 1943. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1943-09-20/ed-1/

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