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February 16, 1942

Wednesday, February 16, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
Staff Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 1941, the sole survivor of the Bangka Island massacre (Australian War Memorial: P03960.001)

Staff Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 1941, the sole survivor of the Bangka Island massacre (Australian War Memorial: P03960.001)

80 Years Ago—Feb. 16, 1942: At Bangka Island, Japanese massacre 200 civilians & 22 Australian nurses fleeing Singapore; Staff Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), is the sole survivor.

German U-boats shell tankers and refineries in US-held Aruba and Curaçao, the first sinkings in the Caribbean.

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy approve a wartime three-year, year-round program (Read more: Pharmacy in World War II).

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2 responses to “February 16, 1942”

  1. Elaine says:
    February 16, 2022 at 8:45 am

    Japanese forces killed thousands of American and Filipinos.

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