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When his oldest son, Arthur, was killed in flying combat over England, Tedder took his sketchbook, wandered away for a few days, returned and wordlessly dug himself into his work. The only sign of his deep grief, in days to come, was a sharpening of his cutting humor. He has two other children, a daughter in the W.A.A.F. in England, a younger son still in school...
Carriers. The loss of four U.S. carriers in the Coral Sea, at Midway and the Solomons reduced the total known carrier force of the Navy to three, plus some converted merchantmen which are of limited combat value. Atlantic requirements and unreported, but always possible damage to remaining carriers may at any time reduce the U.S. Pacific strength to two, one-or zero. Even allowing for reported damage to Jap carriers last week (see p. 27), Japan may have a two-or three-to-one margin-although most of her carriers are somewhat smaller...
...sports, domestic news and radio photos. More conservative than its rival weekly, Yank, published in New York City for U.S. Armed Forces everywhere, S & S has nevertheless carried its share of comics, cartoons, together with first-rate coverage of U.S. troops in Britain by some 15 newsmen attached to combat units...
...most recrimination and distrust. One reason: the Army's exaggerated reports on the role of Army bombers in the Battle of Midway (Baldwin: "The Navy's carriers did the job"). Baldwin saw Navy, Marine and Army men in almost identical khaki, working "in close harmony in combat areas," concluded: "There is no question that one uniform and one fighting service with a common tradition and a common interest are the answer to our defense problems. ... A separate air force would probably only serve to add friction...
...restrictions would probably result in greater casualties among men now under 20. Reason: they probably would be concentrated in combat divisions which would go into action about 1944 without the benefit of older men's judgment to cut down the risks...