Word: raids
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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North all the watery miles to Alaska the Navy made a sudden smashing raid on the Jap-held Aleutian island of Kiska...
...blow was struck up from Down Under at the exotic Melanesian land of the Solomon Islands, a fringe of volcanic peaks strung for 600 miles across the northern end of the Coral Sea, 900 miles from Australia's coast (see map). It was no mere raid. It was an attack in force. The Navy was out to take the Solomons from the Jap-and with them the threat they held to the supply line from the U.S. to Australia, and to Australia itself...
...first time war and the fear of air attack disrupted the routine of Harvard education yesterday morning, as a surprise air raid test covering Boston and vicinity broke up classes and closed Widener...
University officials in charge of civilian defense were unanimous in their satisfaction with the efficiency of the Harvard ARP system. Aldrich Durant, chief air raid warden, called the test "perfectly satisfactory"; and Dr. Donald Scott, chairman of the Committee of Civilian Defense, regarded the results as indicating "real safety" for the University...
Richard N. Swift '44 and D. Dana McNeill '42 are in charge of the system. Under them are five air-raid wardens who take charge of the five sections of the House. Subordinated to these wardens are entry assistants who do the actual patrolling. Nightly reports of all violators are made by the assistants to their respective wardens who report weekly to the chairmen...