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Bygone Bylines: American Steel Faces World War II
An image of strength is published for those on the homefront, published the day before the Bataan Death March.
April 10, 1942: World War II is underway, and the Dakota County Tribune as well as northern Dakota County's West St. Paul Booster run regular updates about the warfront.
Among the updates on troop activity, Victory Gardens and deployments ran this editorial cartoon, touting America's industrial prowess and "the steel in our backbones."
The day prior to publication, April 9, 1942 is also recognized as the first day of the Bataan Death March in the Phillipines, which resulted in the death of thousands of American and Filipino soldiers at the hands of the Japanese.
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