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1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...
1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...
Item # 722111
April 22, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1943
* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* Realization of Japanese executions
The front page has a two column heading: "Chiang Reveals Massacres As Tokyo Raid Reprisals" (see images) This was when the Japanese executions of some American airmen were first being made public.
Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: After the Doolittle Raid on April 18, 1942, eight of the 80 participating American airmen were captured by Japanese forces in China. Under the Japanese Enemy Airmen’s Act, all eight were initially sentenced to death, though five sentences were later commuted to life imprisonment. On October 14–15, 1942, three of the raiders — First Lieutenant William G. Farrow, Second Lieutenant Dean E. Hallmark, and Second Lieutenant Harold A. Spatz — were executed by firing squad in Shanghai. The remaining five prisoners endured harsh conditions in Japanese captivity; one, Robert J. Meder, later died in prison, while the others survived until liberation in August 1945. These executions, along with the massive Japanese reprisals against Chinese civilians who aided the raiders, highlighted the severe consequences faced by both the airmen and local supporters.
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