The Patrol Zone

I came across the blog Baseball in Wartime yesterday.  The blogger is Gary Bedingfield.  An article he published on January 20 (The Battle for Rizal Stadium), appeared in my Google news feed yesterday.  It is a fascinating account about the 1945 Battle of Manila and the return of baseball to the Philippines.  There are also [...]

MARCH 2, 1942
The Navy Department issued the following communiqué: Admiral Ernest J. King, U. S. Navy, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, made the following statement today:

FEBRUARY 1, 1942
The Navy Department issued the following communiqué on the naval situation based on reports received up to noon EST today:
Central Pacific.
A surprise attack has been made upon Japanese naval and air bases in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. The attack was executed by surface and air units of the United [...]

JANUARY 2, 1942
The U. S. naval base at Cavite was evacuated before the enemy entered Manila. All records, equipment, and stores that were not destroyed by bombing were removed prior to evacuation by naval personnel. All industrial and supply facilities, including fuel, were destroyed. The personnel of the naval hospital [...]

DECEMBER 10, 1941
The Navy Department announces that instructions have been issued that the remains of naval personnel, including Coast Guard and Marine Corps, lost in action be interred temporarily in the localities in which they lost their lives. This procedure is necessitated by the difficulties of ocean transport in war. They will be [...]

“AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — After more than 60 years, Nazi documents stored in a vast warehouse in Germany were unsealed Wednesday, opening a rich resource for Holocaust historians and for survivors to delve into their own tormented past.”
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“Not all the PT boat crews were lucky. LeBlanc said John F. Kennedy’s ship, PT 109, was cut in half by a Japanese destroyer during a night patrol. He was part of the search effort but said Kennedy and his crew managed to reach land and were helped by natives to avoid Japanese search units.”
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“ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Harold Bahr was just 11 years old when he joined a largely Native militia formed to defend Alaska from the threat of a Japanese attack during World War II.”
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