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December 21, 1945

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ASSERTS KIMMEL FAILED ON ORDERS; A WITNESS AT PEARL HARBOR INQUIRY

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

hearing; Turner testifies Nov 27 warning to Kimmel seemed sufficient, but that latter failed to act on order to deploy fleet; says it was not considered necessary to check on Kimmel; again disagrees with Wilkinson on Naval Intelligence Office responsibility for handling of intercepted Jap data; admits he thought Short reply to Nov 27 warning was inadequate; says navy, Hawaii and War Dept for over 25 yrs had thought Pearl Harbor would be Jap target; illus testifying

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Notable Births

Doug Walters

1945Doug Walters, Australian cricketer[†]

Kevin Douglas Walters is a former Australian cricketer. He was known as an attacking batsman, a useful part-time bowler, and also as a typical ocker. He was a part of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Notable Deaths

George S. Patton

1945George S. Patton, American general (born 1885)[†]

George Smith Patton Jr. was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army in France and Germany after the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944.