Showing posts with label Japan homefront. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan homefront. Show all posts
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Doolittle Raiders 77th Anniversary Today
This raid had a huge positive impact on the morale of the American people as World War II was going badly the first six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It showed the nation had the means to strike back and would use it. For the Japanese, it was just the opposite, they were sure that the United States could not reach them. They found out the hard way that wasn't true.
In honor of the 77th anniversary, I am writing about the Raid in all of my blogs. I also have my U.S. flags flying outside.
Today they are having a funeral service for Richard E. Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider who died this past April 9. This is in Texas and he will later be buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Chicago Tribune Flashback to Monday, December 8, 1941-- Part 2
The reprint was shrunk to two/thirds the size of the 2011 page, and newspaper pages were considerably bigger in 1941 than they are today. That made the print about too small to read, at least with my old eyes.
The Tribune did highlight some of the articles and items on the page.
About the 15 more shopping days to Christmas: The major news event failed to knock the shopping reminder off the page, nor would it for the rest of the season. The countdown appeared every December throughout the war.
Where in the World about the Tribune announcing a color map of the new war zone to be printed the next day. Even before the US entry into the war, the Tribune had been full-color maps of war zones. Most Americans were very unfamiliar with names and places in the Pacific Ocean and Asia. The Tribune also ran a time zone chart.
RACIST SLUR IN THE HEADLINES: The shorthand "Japs" referring to the nation or an individual was commonly used in the Tribune until the late 1940s and occasionally into the 1950s. It was used often in headlines but not so much in the article.
According to Bill Yoshino, the Midwest Director of the Japanese American Citizens League, it was never an abbreviation and always carried a racist, derisive undertone.
War propaganda raised the usage to a new level rallying the nation and demonizing the Japanese.
Taking Us Back.
The Tribune did highlight some of the articles and items on the page.
About the 15 more shopping days to Christmas: The major news event failed to knock the shopping reminder off the page, nor would it for the rest of the season. The countdown appeared every December throughout the war.
Where in the World about the Tribune announcing a color map of the new war zone to be printed the next day. Even before the US entry into the war, the Tribune had been full-color maps of war zones. Most Americans were very unfamiliar with names and places in the Pacific Ocean and Asia. The Tribune also ran a time zone chart.
RACIST SLUR IN THE HEADLINES: The shorthand "Japs" referring to the nation or an individual was commonly used in the Tribune until the late 1940s and occasionally into the 1950s. It was used often in headlines but not so much in the article.
According to Bill Yoshino, the Midwest Director of the Japanese American Citizens League, it was never an abbreviation and always carried a racist, derisive undertone.
War propaganda raised the usage to a new level rallying the nation and demonizing the Japanese.
Taking Us Back.
Chicago Tribune Flashback to Monday, December 8, 1941-- Part 1
From the Dec. 4th Chicago Tribune's reprint of the entire Dec. 8, 1941, front page.
Cost of paper 2 cents "Pay No More!"
Bold Headlines across whole top of page:
U.S. AND JAPS AT WAR
Underneath, also in big letters:
BOMB HAWAII, PHILIPPINES, GUAM, SINGAPORE
Other headlines with articles:
Nippon Troops Land in Malaya; Battle British
War Bulletins
Editorial: We All Have Only One Task
Raiders Blast Honolulu, Air and Naval Bases: Hint U.S. Battleship Sunk in Fight
Jap Raiders Bomb 2 Isles in Philippines
Private Planes in U.S. Grounded: Only Air Liners Will Be Permitted to Fly
Parliament Convenes Today; Expected to Declare War
Others Declare War
Congress Gets F.D.R. Message in Crisis Today: Report Fleet Acts to Contact Foe
Color Map of New War Zone
Political Cartoon: Man saluting a battle scarred Old Glory and words "At Your Service"
Also on the front page, a drawing of a woman holding Christmas packages and the words, "Only 15 shopping days until Christmas."
Enough to get You Worrying That Day.
Cost of paper 2 cents "Pay No More!"
Bold Headlines across whole top of page:
U.S. AND JAPS AT WAR
Underneath, also in big letters:
BOMB HAWAII, PHILIPPINES, GUAM, SINGAPORE
Other headlines with articles:
Nippon Troops Land in Malaya; Battle British
War Bulletins
Editorial: We All Have Only One Task
Raiders Blast Honolulu, Air and Naval Bases: Hint U.S. Battleship Sunk in Fight
Jap Raiders Bomb 2 Isles in Philippines
Private Planes in U.S. Grounded: Only Air Liners Will Be Permitted to Fly
Parliament Convenes Today; Expected to Declare War
Others Declare War
Congress Gets F.D.R. Message in Crisis Today: Report Fleet Acts to Contact Foe
Color Map of New War Zone
Political Cartoon: Man saluting a battle scarred Old Glory and words "At Your Service"
Also on the front page, a drawing of a woman holding Christmas packages and the words, "Only 15 shopping days until Christmas."
Enough to get You Worrying That Day.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Japanese Balloon Attack on US Mainland-- Part 2
Continued from Nov. 9th.
Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Dallas Barnett, now 91 and living in Amherst, Ohio, was one of the men put in charge to find out the launching sites for the Fu Gu Balloons.
These balloons were 31-feet in diameter, hrdrogen-filled paper balloons with a control system to keep it at altitude for its three-day Pacific crossing.
Ballast sand found at crash sites indicated the balloons were launched from areas of Japan that had been bombed.
Barnett said that after the war, he went to Japan on a business trip and met a Japanese veteran who said they launched the Fu Gus from a ship.
A Sneak Weapon. --DaCoot
Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade Dallas Barnett, now 91 and living in Amherst, Ohio, was one of the men put in charge to find out the launching sites for the Fu Gu Balloons.
These balloons were 31-feet in diameter, hrdrogen-filled paper balloons with a control system to keep it at altitude for its three-day Pacific crossing.
Ballast sand found at crash sites indicated the balloons were launched from areas of Japan that had been bombed.
Barnett said that after the war, he went to Japan on a business trip and met a Japanese veteran who said they launched the Fu Gus from a ship.
A Sneak Weapon. --DaCoot
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Dead Page: Survived Both Atom Bombs
I accidentally posted this entry on my Down Da Road I Go blog today. Tsutomu Yamaguchi of Nagasaki was on a business trip to Hiroshima when the first one fell and recovering at home when the second one hit.
He died of stomach cancer January 7th.
To see the full story, go to http://downdaroadigo.blogspot.com.
He died of stomach cancer January 7th.
To see the full story, go to http://downdaroadigo.blogspot.com.
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