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February 13, 1942

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Headlines from February 13, 1942

TOKYO LOSS HEAVY; Island Bases Smashed in Air-Sea Surprise by Our Forces 38 PLANES IN TOLL Auxiliary Craft Also Sunk or Damaged -- Guns of Foe Silenced TOKYO LOSS HEAVY IN U.S. NAVY RAIDS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sixteen Japanese ships, thirty-eight fighting planes and an impressive amount of shore establishments were destroyed by the United States Pacific Fleet in a raid on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands in the Pacific on Jan. 31, the Navy announced tonight.

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Notable Births

Carol Lynley

1942Carol Lynley, American model and actress (died 2019)[†]

Carol Lynley was an American actress known for her roles in the films Blue Denim (1959) and The Poseidon Adventure (1972).

Peter Tork

1942Peter Tork, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and actor (died 2019)[†]

Peter Halsten Thorkelson, better known by his stage name Peter Tork, was an American musician and actor. He was best known as the bass guitarist and keyboardist of the Monkees and co-star of the NBC television series of the same name (1966–68).

Donald E. Williams

1942Donald E. Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2016)[†]

Donald Edward Williams was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, mechanical engineer and NASA astronaut. He logged a total of 287 hours and 35 minutes in space.

Notable Deaths

Otakar Batlička

1942Otakar Batlička, Czech journalist (born 1895)[†]

Otakar Batlička was a Czech adventurer, journalist, ham (amateur) radio operator, and member of the Czech-based Nazi resistance group Obrana Národa during World War II.

Epitácio Pessoa

1942Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th President of Brazil (born 1865)[†]

Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa was a Brazilian politician and jurist who served as the 11th president of Brazil between 1919 and 1922, when Rodrigues Alves was unable to take office due to illness, after being elected in 1918. His government was marked by the beginning of the tenentist movement that would culminate in the Revolution of 1930, which brought Getúlio Vargas to power.