Tag: October 1943
Frank Knox Predicts Sack of Rome, Warns of Partisanship, Philadelphia PA, 1943
In a chilling forecast, US Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox predicted that Rome would suffer the same fate as Naples, if the Germans were forced to abandon the city. Knox, speaking at a Navy Day dinner in Philadelphia, painted a grim picture of the despoiled city, warning that the Germans, in his words, ‘are…
Gunplay in Georgetown: Police Foil Killer’s Daring Escape
On October 27, 1943, in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C., a shocking crime unfolded. The body of a young secretary, identified by her landlord as Mrs. Robinson, was discovered at the morgue in the morning. Mrs. Nonie Bhroeder, her landlady, had previously confirmed the identification. An insurance policy belonging to Mrs. Robinson was…
Vito Johnson Embroiled in Public Corruption, New York NY, 1943
A shocking exposé has revealed a web of deceit at the highest echelons of New York’s government. Vito Johnson, a prominent Negro leader, has been implicated in a scandal that threatens to undermine the very fabric of the city’s juvenile justice system. Johnson, recently appointed acting revenue collector for the second district of New York,…
Blood and Bullets on the Volturno River
In the scorching Italian autumn of 1943, the battle for the Volturno River raged on, pitting American and British patrols against the German Third Armored Grenadiers. The strategic railway and highway center of Caserta, 16 miles north of Naples, had become a prized target, and the Allies were not about to let it slip through…
