Soldiers of the Press
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A wartime series dramatizing the exploits of United 
Press correspondents covering the action. 

 42/11/09    1  Henry Gorrell - Bombing of Navareno 
Bay - Correspondent Henry Gorrell goes along on the 
first U. S. bombing run in the Mediterranean. 

 42/11/16    2   Robert Miller - The Men At 
Guadalcanal - U. P. correspondent Robert Miller 
hits the beach with the Marines at Guadalcanal.

 42/11/23    3  Richard McMillan - North Africa - 
U. P. correspondent Richard McMillan covers the 
battle of North Africa against Rommel as it turns 
from the defense to the offense.

 42/11/30    4  Joe James Custer - with Battle Fleet - 
U. P. correspondent Joe 
James Custer loses an eye 
when the ship he was on during the battle of the Solomons is sunk. 

 42/12/07    5  Leo Disher - Heroism in Oran - U. P. correspondent 
Henry Disher is decorated for heroism for his coverage of the action at 
Oran, in North Africa, despite many wounds.

 42/12/14    6  Robert T Bellaire - Japanese Prisoners - U. P. 
correspondent Robert Bellaire, in Tokyo when the Japs attacked 
Pearl Harbor, was imprisoned for six months. 

 42/12/21    7  William Tyree - The Pacific Theater - The adventures of 
William Tyree, U. P. correspondent covering the Pacific Theatre and 
the action on Guadalcanal.

 42/12/28    8   Frank Hewlett - Fall of Bataan - A good story about U. P. 
correspondent Frank Hewlett, the only reporter who covered the fall of Bataan.

 43/01/04    9  Ned Russell - The story of U. P. correspondent Ned Russell, 
and "The Siege Of Stuka Acres."

 43/01/11   10  Robert P Martin - Bombers over Haiphong - A U. P. correspondent 
goes along on a bombing mission against Jap shipping in Haiphong harbor. 

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