The period of July-August 1943 saw major developments on the Eastern Front, in the Mediterranean, and in the Pacific.
US Navy patrol boat PT-109 was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. Its commander, the son of financier Joseph Kennedy, rescued the survivors and became a war hero.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
Symphony No. 7 in A Major (piano transcription.)
Composed in 1813 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Public domain.
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Closing War Theme
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Mark as usual an excellent interesting episode. A minor point, Lt Evans was one of 60 odd ex-planters & civil servants holding Reserve Australian Navy commissions were the Coastwatchers. They trained in intelligence, ship & aircraft identification & wireless telegraphy to forewarn allied forces of Japanese movements. They were spread throughout Papua-New Guinea & the Solomon island group – including at least one woman. The Solomon Islander teams were led / coordinated by the coastwatchers who in turn were answerable to Australian Naval intelligence/ MacArthur’s HQ. See Gary Grant’s film “Mother Goose”.