... actions were in retaliation. But his attitude towards a person in uniform was intolerable. Mr. Hastings said 4th July was Independence Day, and perhaps defendant's attitude on that date was his gesture of independence. However much he admired the uniform and ...

... Crews of United States submarines and aircraft operating in the extremes of the Pacific celebrated July 4- - American Independence Day—with a bang. Submarines attacked four Jap destroyers in the Aleutian Islands (where the enemy secured a foothold some ...