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Execution of 3 Yank Flyers by Japs Revealed News Article

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Reports on the three Doolittle fliers who were executed by Japanese after being taken prisoner following their actions in China. The names had been previously withheld and include: Lt. Dean E. Hallmark, Lt. William G. Farrow, and Sgt. Harold A. Spatz. Photographs of the men are included.

Nippon Times, March 21, 1946

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(The 21st Year of Showa). No. 16,884. Nippon Times full edition for Thursday, March 21, 1946. Includes some highlights on the first column of the first page on an article title "Nippon Efforts to Negotiate War Cessation End in Failure, Konoye Memoir Discloses. Move for Peace Started in February 1945 - Hirota-Malik Talks Futile." Article concluded on page 3. Also includes news about China, the U. S. Stock Market, military movements, the execution of Hungarian Nazis, reforms to be enacted by the Japanese Education Minister, and general world news.
Date: 
1946CE Mar 21st

Jap Identified Who Beheaded Aussie Flyer News Article

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Reports on the identification of the Japanese soldier who beheaded an Australian aviator in New Guinea and was caught committing the act in a photograph. Mentions the use of "hundreds of Nisei soldiers" who "scrutinized thousands of captured Japanese documents, working often under fire," throughout the war and who helped identify the person.

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