70
Years Ago—July 4, 1942: First US 8th
Air Force operation: 6 A-20s fly with RAF to DeKooy Airfield, Netherlands. Over
100 magazines show US flag on cover for “United We Stand” campaign (Read more about the campaign at the Smithsonian Institute). New song in
the Top Ten: “Jingle, Jangle, Jingle.” In
Allied Convoy PQ-17, 22 of 33 ships are sunk by U-boats on way to Murmansk,
Russia.
