World War II Chronicle: January 12, 1942

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On page 3, heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis is pictured going through pre-enlistment screening… On the same page the U.S. Senate has passed a bill seeking to promote the late Col. Billy Mitchell to the rank of major general… War Department Communique No. 55 is on page 4… Sports section begins on page 14

Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 12 January 1942. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1942-01-12/ed-1/