Tag Archives: World War II

Children Pray for Safety of Dad Lost in Pacific

Posted on April 4, 2014 by lmharnisch

  April 4, 1944 The original caption reads:  Mrs. Edward Healy and her eight children kneel in St. Mary’s church, Des Plaines, Iowa, to pray for the safety of their husband and father, an aerial gunner reported missing in the … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, April 3, 1944

Posted on April 3, 2014 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1944 A dog is this week’s cover photo for a story which says that city dogs are just as healthy and happy as country dogs. The movie feature story is child star Margaret O’Brien. Courtesy of Google Books.

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 27, 1944

Posted on March 27, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 27, 1944: Landing craft 220 transports troops to an Italian beach, while LCI 226 lands troops in New Guinea and New Britain, the subject of a profile by John Hersey. Universal movie studios photographer Ray Jones gives a lesson … Continue reading →

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World War II on the Radio — Eric Sevareid Reports From Italy, March 26, 1944

Posted on March 26, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 26, 1944 It’s Sunday in 1944: — Eric Sevareid reports from Naples on fighting in Italy on CBS’ “World News Today.” Courtesy of Archive.org. — Winston Church speaks on the BBC. Courtesy of Archive.org.

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 25, 1955

Posted on March 25, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 25, 1944 A Broadwayite in Italy Mel Diamond files this report from Italy: Ernie Pyle was with us for about six weeks and a simpler and more unpretentious celebrity I have never known. In fact, if you didn’t happen … Continue reading →

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World War II on the Radio — March 24, 1944

Posted on March 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1944 Background on T. Sgt. Fred Welker, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 5, 1942. — “A Night in a Foxhole” recorded on one of the Marshall Islands. The names are a bit difficult to discern, but the recording was apparently … Continue reading →

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When the Nation Pulled Together — Another Good Story Ruined

Posted on March 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1944 In the popular imagination, World War II was a time of national unity, the era of the “Greatest Generation,” when the nation put aside its differences to defeat a common enemy. Everyone loved President Roosevelt and no … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Linda Darnell Visits ‘Abbott and Costello,’ March 23, 1944

Posted on March 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1944 It’s Thursday in 1944, which means we have: — Linda Darnell is the guest on “The Abbott and Costello Show,” with the current popular hit “Speak Low.” Courtesy of Otrrlibary.org via Archive.org. — “The Dinah Shore Program.” … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 21, 1944

Posted on March 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1944 Notes of an Innocent Bystander The Wireless: Cong. Dies, who riles easy, is demagoging at a couple of news broadcasters. Now he intends to ask the stations, he says, if they are willing “to afford maligned persons … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 20, 1944

Posted on March 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1944: The cover story features ballerina Nana Gollner, better known as Golovina. The featured photographer is Carl Mydans, who was held prisoner by the Japanese for 16 months. His essay is on the Tule Lake “Segregation Center,” which … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 20, 1944

Posted on March 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1944 Portraits of Patriots Jerome Hartman: 44-year-old lieutenant commander U.S.N… Hails from Dayton, Ohio … When World War I was over, he became a resident M.D. at the veterans’ hospital in Ohio. For five years, he devoted himself … Continue reading →

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World War II on the Radio, March 19, 1944

Posted on March 19, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 19, 1944 — CBS’ “World News Today” reports on Allied bombing of Germany and the battle for Cassino. “This is still a battle of yard by yard annihilation.” Courtesy of Archive.org.

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1944 on the Radio — ‘The Adventures of Jungle Jim,’ March 18, 1944

Posted on March 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 18, 1944 It’s Saturday in 1944 and today we have: — Jungle Jim and the crew evade Japanese soldiers.  “The Adventures of Jungle Jim.” Courtesy of Otrrlibrary.org via Archive.org.

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 18, 1944

Posted on March 18, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 18, 1944 Broadway Ballad Novelette: Irving Berlin arrived the other day from England with messages for kin and loved ones of members of “This Is the Army.” Berlin phoned parents, wives, sweethearts and pals, and took down messages to … Continue reading →

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Monte Cassino Destroyed by Allied Bombing — March 16, 1944

Posted on March 16, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 16, 1944: “It is impossible to see how there could be a living thing left there.”

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Walter Winchell, Drew Pearson Accused of ‘Smear Campaign,’ March 14, 1944

Posted on March 14, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 14, 1944 As you may have noticed, Walter Winchell has been taking frequent blasts at Congress. Now the legislators have fired back. In an AP story from Washington, Republican Rep. Clare Hoffman of Michigan charges that union leaders, Communists … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Life Magazine, March 13, 1944

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 13, 1944: Ted Barnes and Grace Lee Butler are featured in the cover story on “Junior Dance.” The featured photographer is Philippe Halsman, who has a photo essay on musicians. This week’s movie is “The Purple Heart.” Courtesy of … Continue reading →

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World War II on the Radio — U.S. Bombers Hit Florence, March 12, 1944

Posted on March 12, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1944 — CBS World News Today. John Daly in Naples, Italy, interviews B-26 pilot Lt. Jack A. Larkin of Great Falls, Mont., about bombing Florence, Italy. Daly said that the Air Force had bombed outlying rail lines in … Continue reading →

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Few People Alive Today Realize the Mood of the Country in 1944

Posted on March 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

Frederick Crothers in 1949, courtesy of Anthony Stephen Crothers. Note: This is a guest post by Anthony Stephen Crothers, a regular Daily Mirror reader. Louella Parsons’ article published in March 1944 referencing Darryl Zanuck’s story and ultimately the picture he … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Walter Winchell on Broadway, March 10, 1944

Posted on March 10, 2014 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1944 The Private Papers of a Cub Reporter From Miami Beach: At the graduation exercises of Officers Candidate school one of the brand-new lieutenants was a Negro. Which meant he had to be good because while they are … Continue reading →

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