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"The Fighting Sullivans"... Berlin is in flames...
"The Fighting Sullivans"... Berlin is in flames...
Item # 699509
January 18, 1943
CHICAGO HERALD AMERICAN, Jan. 18, 1943
* The five Sullivan brothers killed
* United States Navy sailors
* USS Juneau sinking
The bold banner headline proclaims: "BERLIN AFLAME AFTER 2D RAID" with text that carries over to page 2.
Another notable report is headed above the masthead, in red ink: "FIGHTING SULLIVANS-- Story of 5 Brothers Lost Together Serving Their Country" with the text beginning on the front page headed: "Fighting Sullivans - Join Navy To Avenge Pal". This report carries over to page 4, and is then to be continued in a future issue.
The five Sullivan brothers from Iowa requested to serve together, ending up on the U.S.S. Juneau which was sunk in the Battle of Guadalcanal two months previous. Their story would be turned into a successful movie in 1944. A note mentions a full page of photos of the Sullivans, but it is in the 2nd section which is not present.
The complete section 1 with 12 pages, wear at the central fold & the right margins, light dirtiness, otherwise good.
Category: World War II
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