Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-06
US. axes Offensive
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BY UNITED PRESS

L. 81 said Japan had UNANIMOUSLY false and fraudu-
lent" preparing attack while carrying diplomatic
conversations.
Dec So s. declares on Japan President
address to joint of Congress
Roosevelt said people
of the u, prepare a long a that, I'VE
going win" New York City has false raid alarm.
Dec. III. declares Germany and Italy
Dec. 13-Gusm S captured by japanese.
Dec Secretary Navy Pearl
Iarbor the baleshp Arizona destroyers Cassin,
Downes and Shaw mnelayer Oglsls and the target ship
Utah; Navy casualties 81 officers and 1888 men
killed 20 officers, $50 men wounded
appoints investigate
Pearl Harbor disaster
w replaces Husband
r. Kimmel Commander-in-Ch Chief Of Pacific Fleet.
nec 2OAdnra King designated Commander Chief of
e Z. s. Naval forces
Dec 22-Presden Roosevelt signed amended Seecte Bill
making between 2O44 subject to military service.
Dec 24-Wake to japanese
Dec 2sPrme Minister Churchill addresses
huge Allied 1913 that Japan would be
taught lesson they and the world will never forget"
Jan Manila captured by Japanese
Jan President personally
Congress- declares OOOOOoooO spent
during fiscal year beginning July
production totals
investigation reports
Of trusted officers Japanese attack T.
Pacific Naval base
26-Frst Of World in Northern
Navy surprise by
the Pacific Fleet japanese naval and air bases In
Marshall and Gilbert Islands
Lafayette formerly French liner Normande swept
by fire in New York harbor
f3avy reports enemy January against
Jap bases Marshall and Gilbert Islands Is ships and
Al planes, L s. losses were II scout bombers
I6Eney submarines shell Standard Company refinery
island Auba-the first land attack Western
Hemisphere territory World War II.
Feb PIT Netherlands damage
10 enemy warships and transports threeday
battle approaches to Java.
from enemy fall on mainland
World War II when submarine fires on oil refinery near
Santa Barbara Cal
a. and Great Britain ornt
tons Washington.
s.Brtsin report Allied uarshp ,lnk
aged IN o February 7-harch
l, japanese losses included sunk Others
damaged one destroyer sunk three seriously damaged
Douglas Macarthur assumes command United
Nations forces Australia and Southwest Pacific.
Mar IS L s Navy sinking damaging D japanese ships
New Guinea by L. S-Ausrahan forces.
Apr Japanese capture Bataan take Sc s53 prisoners
Isl planes Tokyo Yokohama, Nogoya.
May sCorresido Japanese 2day
May forces sink seven Jap wahips supply
vessel off Soomons -Four other Jap vessels badly damaged
May louncd Nations end Of Battle of the Coral Sea with
l9 ships sunk damaged.
May 22Pcsdent speech expresses
final victory the AXIS long call,
for the fifth Of boys between IS and 20
for June 30
June 3-Japanesc bomb Dutch Harbor n Alaska
6-Admra Chester ". japanese
craft carriers and possibly third had been sunk with AL
their planes battle west OF Midway also 10 japanese
ships damaged.
Navy JapS small landings
Navy also reports three American warShp lost Battle
of the Coral Sea including aircraft Lexington; said
japanese lost Is ships including aircraft Ryulaku
June lSWinston Churchill confers President Roosevelt
Washington
June FBI seizure OF eight Naz landed
submarines Long Island and Florida
2SNavy lists four japanese Battle
Midway
July IL S Army bombers make
Europe
July 4-Navy reveals carrier Yorktown put butt
not sunk in Battle OF Midway
Sin L. s. the Naz other
two 10 prison
Aug oAdniral King Commander Chief Of L.
hndnE By u 8 troops in III. Tulsgi the Solomon