Evidence of Nazi War Crimes Accumulated With Aid of Yank Fliers
Pentagon files compile war crime evidence from occupied countries and captured documents. Yank fliers provide names, dates, and locations of atrocities, aiding prosecutions in military and civil courts. Authorities categorize criminals as top policy makers, direct actors, or foreign agents.
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Washington
Pentagon
International Court of Justice
Fry
Germany
Europe
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Goering
Himmler
Mussolini
Robert H. Jackson
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Nelson to End Twenty Years as East Central Senior Sponsor
Dr. E H Nelson, psychology professor at East Central, wraps up his twentieth year as Senior Class sponsor after being first elected in 1924 25. Co sponsor this year is Mrs Dorothy McGee Stubbs. Senior Day on May 15 featured a picnic theatre party dinner and final party despite cold weather. Dr Nelson recalled May 15 1945 as his twentieth Senior Day.
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East Central
E. H. Nelson
Nelson
Dorothy McGee Stubbs
E. C. Wilson
All East Central
Ada
Stubbs and
Double for Eisenhower disclosed after German plot hoax
Chicago Lt. Col. Baldwin B. Smith served as a decoy for Gen. Eisenhower on December journeys between St Germain and Versailles after German threats. Supreme Headquarters said the scheme was a hoax designed to lift enemy morale. Four Oklahomans in the Billy Mitchell group earned decorations from the 20th Bomber Command in India.
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Skorzeny
Sheen
Stars and Stripes
Army
Eisenhower
Walter Bedell Smith
S. S. Oberstrombanfuehrer
Secret Service
Smith
156Th Infantry
Germany
George Tucker
Paris
Chicago
Supreme Headquarters
Baldwin B. Smith
St. Germains
Versailles
Allied
India
Twentieth Bomber Command
20Th Bomber Command
Gordon L. Eaton
Okemah
Willard W. Holderby
Byron
Laurence L. Hammond
Oklahoma City
George C. Vincent
Okmulgee
Reconsider Plan for Oklahoma Veterans Aid
Phillips seeks to overturn a rejected Oklahoma plan for veterans aid. He aims to have the Veterans Administration reopen the plan and send an investigator to survey Oklahoma’s proposed offices in Oklahoma City Tulsa Muskogee Ada Lawton and Enid with full local offices under a central Muskogee office.
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Oklahoma City
Milt Phillips
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Veterans Administration
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Muskogee
Ada
Lawton
Enid
Phillips
American Legion and Veterans Administration
Frank T. Hines
Washington
Ada native listed in Navy wounded and dead
Navy dead H E Possett of Hinton and E J McDaniel Jr of Coleman. Navy wounded includes Johnny Foster of Ada. Army dead European R D Burchfiel of Bristol and D M Moore of McAlester among others. Army wounded European and Pacific lists many Oklahoma service members with homes and routes. Also missing European Pfc Calvin V Jackson of Konawa.
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Pvt
Johnny Foster
Ada
Army
Navy
OWI
H. E. Possett
Hinton
E. J. McDaniel Jr
Coleman
M. R. Adams
Poteau
E. L. Casper
Tonkawa
Johnny F. Foster
John B. Foster
L. A. Grigg
Chelsea
G. D. James
Spiro
K. W. Mc Daniel
Marshall
T. D. Pearson
Edmond
R. D. Burchfiel
Bristow
D. M. Moore
McAlester
J. T. Resler
Claremore
J. L. Vickers
Durant
Pacific
H. B. Bun
N. C. Armstrong
Weleetka
L. O. Baxter
Oklahoma City
H. R.black
Tulsa
J. E. Burnett
Stilwell
W. A. Busby
Mangum
L. Green
Henryetta
L. J. Jordan
Chickasha
T. A. H. Kluckner
Longdale
J. E. Lockhart
Kaw City
Nathaniel Nash
Okmulgee
J. R. Nielsen
Norman
G. S. Nye
el Reno
W. T. Popejoy
Eufaula
W. E. Robinett
L. W. Robison
Bartlesville
J. A. Soileau, Jr
Muskogee
C. L. Woods
Blackwell
Clarence A. Bratcher
Lois L. Bratcher
Stratford
J. R. Chamberlain
Prague
W. E. Cox
J. P. Dayton
R. A. Gipson
Faye Green
Bixby
A. A. Harrison
Vinita
Dempsey Kellum
Asher
Troy O’neal
Nuyaka
T. H. C. Raines
Crescent
A. L. Roach
Jennings
W. E. Rand
Kingfisher
I. F. Thomas
Ringling
Calvin V. Jackson
Doris V. Jackson
Konawa
F. D. Atterbery
Chandler
Gene Austin
Wynnewood
J. W. Enders
J. W. Feron
Yale
S. F. Jacobs
Tracy Jeter
Okemah
R. M. Preston
John Burrows
Route 6
Atoka
T. M. W. Jacks
E. C. Jones
Cordell
H. L. McInnis
J. S. McNeil
Wetumka
O. J. Parker
H. L. Pearch
J. T. Remcus
L. J. Riney
Hugo
J. C. Rooney
J. T. Sandison
L. R. Swingle
E. D. Taylor
Mulhall
J. N. Thurmond
Altus
L. R. Tubbs, Jr
Wheatland
Ellis Williams
R. W. Williams
Stroud
T. T. Wilmeth
Route 1
Seminole
F. R. Taylor
Lawton
M. T. Weaver
Route 5
P. M. Willis
E. J. Brewer
Sayre
H. E. Brill
M. Beasley
Haywood
I. C. Blankenship
Pauls Valley
W. M. Brasher
RFD
Checotah
T. E. Drake
D. I. Duke
D. W. Davidson
R. M. Dodson
C. J. Estep
Cromwell
J. W. Edgeman
Moore
J. T. Fluty
Clinton
R. W. Forbes
Guyman
L. S. Flora
Glencoe
C. E. Henry
Moffett
A. E. Hubbard
Elk City
D. E. Johnson
Carter
E. R. Joslin
Blanchard
H. B. Linneman
Cobb
L. McCarty
Courtney
J. B. McCain
Afton
A. C. Nemechek
J.A. Shook
Beaver
F. L. Smith
Miami
C. C. Springer
Route Maud
J. R. Steffens
Fairland
T. R. Todd
Nashoba
Lee D. Thomas
Foss
Jimmie Wildcat
Sapulpa
H. A. Wright
Soper
G. P. Webb
Quapaw
Kiowa Chief to Induct Bergen and McCarthy in War Bond Show
Kiowa Chief Jasper Saunkeah will induct Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy into the tribe at a war bond show tonight. Charlie will bear the name Ah- Tome-Guoie-Gyah meaning Little Chief Echo, the first time a spirit is honored. Bergen will be named Tong-Gan-Oi-Keah meaning Chief Man of Many Voices.
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Oklahoma City
Jasper Saunkeah
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie
Bergen
Ah- Tome-Guoie-Gyah
Echo
Army takes over plant halted by long strike in Gastonia
Strike-bound since January 30 the Cocker Machine and Foundry company in Gastonia North Carolina came under army control today. Capt. Benjamin P. Anderson of the quartermaster general's office took possession at 2 pm after a Truman order and said work might resume today.
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ARMY
Gastonia
N. C
Cocker Machine and Foundry Company
Truman
Benjamin P. Anderson
Quartermaster General’s Office
Telegraph Service Stalled in Geronimo Town
Geronimo Oklahoma residents report telephone service disrupted in the Comanche county town. The nine-line system, built from Lawton, is provided by Southwest Bell Telephone Co. and remains inactive as of May 21.
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Geronimo
Comanche County
Lawton
Southwest Bell Telephone Co
Jap Sniper Kills Young Gen Dalton Near Balete Pass
Brig. Gen. James L. Dalton, 35, one of the army’s youngest generals, was killed by a Japanese sniper near Balete Pass in Luzon. Dalton, who commanded the 161st Regiment, died May 16 and was buried at Santa Barbara army cemetery. His death follows Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patrick’s earlier Luzon front loss.
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Manila
James L. Dalton
Balete Pass
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Dalton
MacArthur
Kennebunk Port
Santa Barbara
Washington State National Guard
Guadalcanal
New Georgia
Solomons
San Manuel
Philippines
Edwin D. Patrick
Bronze Star awarded to Cpl. M. L. Hall in Germany action
Cpl. M. L. Hall received the Bronze Star for heroic action near Schiefbahn Germany after a German counterattack. While his unit set up roadblocks and faced heavy fire he carried a wounded crewman from a burning tank despite small arms and artillery fire. Hall had prior European-African-M Middle East campaign and Germany campaign service.
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T. M. L. Hall
Arsena Hall
East
Schiefbahn
Germany
Hall
France
Oklahoma War Casualties List Names Many Oklahoma Servicemen
ENID May 21. Stg. Oklahoma V. Carroll Jr. who was reported missing dead and a prisoner is on his way home. Carroll was shot down over Germany Feb 23 1944 and later his parents were notified of his death. The German camp holding him was liberated by American forces April 26.
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Enid
Oklahoma V. Carroll Jr
Carroll
Germany
Singleton New Scout Leader Appointed in Southern Oklahoma
R Glenn Singleton of Port Arthur Texas is named Scout Executive of the new Southern Oklahoma Boy Scout Council. He takes over June 15 in Pontotoc Carter Love Marshall Garvin Johnston Coal Atoka and Murray counties. A nine county finance drive seeks a 23000 budget to fund the program.
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R. Glenn Singleton
Port Arthur
Texas
Southern
Oklahoma
Ada
Singleton
Johnson City
63Rd National Training School
Galveston
Houston
Mr. Singleton
West Texas
Cherokee
Southwestern Teachers College
San Marcos
Sabine Council
Southern Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Germans Return To Ruins Of Berlin After War
Moscow dispatches report Germans are returning by the thousands to Berlin ruins as 29 Russian administrative districts register 2,000,000 inhabitants. Electricity and some water services are returning. trains and buses operate while parts of the subway remain flooded and search continues for fugitive Nazi leaders. The palace of Sans-Souci and Kaiser's summer residence show signs of looting.
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Moscow
Berlin
Reich
Wilhelmstrasse
Sans-Souci
Frederick the Great
Kaiser Wilhelm II
No Hurry About New Refrigerators
Washington reports refrigerators will reenter production but not reach the public until early next year. WPB plans 530000 new gas and electric units this year with initial output going to hospitals blood banks and essential uses. Census surveys show strong demand for mechanical refrigerators vacuum cleaners sewing machines radios electric irons and washing machines.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Census Bureau
Office of
Propaganda Chief Captured by Canadian Forces
Edward Dietze, former German propaganda chief and once boss of Lord Haw Haw, has been captured by Canadian counter intelligence agents. He previously served as a radio commentator broadcasting Olympic Games coverage in 1936. Goering claimed Dietze narrowly escaped Nazi retaliation.
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Edward Dietze
Lord Haw Haw
Seminole Chamber vows 64 year secretary resigns to join Conroe post
Fred L. Yates, secretary manager of the Seminole Chamber of Commerce for 64 years, has resigned to take a similar position in Conroe Texas. The move takes effect June 1 and President W. H. Hough said no successor has been named yet.
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Seminole
Fred L. Yates
Seminole Chamber of Commerce
Conroe
Tex
W. H. Hough
Seminole Chamber
Mortgage debts burn at Oklahoma City University
The final mortgage on Oklahoma City University, totaling 312000 dollars, will be burned during tonight’s commencement exercises, marking the close of the series and a milestone for the institution.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Albert V. Horn Transfers to Connors College
One change in Pontotoc county school administration was announced over the weekend. Albert V. Horn, Fitzhugh schools superintendent and coach for six years, moves to Connors Agricultural College at Warner near Muskogee to teach mathematics and join the coaching staff. John Littlejohn succeeds him at Fitzhugh, coming from Ash and.
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Pontotoc County
Albert V. Horn
Fitzhughchools
Connor Agricultural College
Warner
Muskogee
Fitzhugh
John Littlejohn
Ashand
Sgt Wells Treasures Three Japanese Flags From Zamboanga
Lt William R Wells Jr of the 41st Division recounts finding three Japanese battle flags in a Nip dug out on Zamboanga peninsula after counter attacks. He carried them as proof the experience was real not a dream, noting he counted all three to be sure.
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41St Division
Zamboanga
Mindanao
William R. Wells Jr
Tipton
Okla
San Roque
Zamboanga Peninsula
Wells
Army Lowers Discharge Age to Forty for Enlisted Men
The army set forty as the discharge age for enlisted men and notes a prior lowering to forty two last month. About 30 000 service members aged forty and forty one may qualify, with 8 000 WACs also eligible. Commanders may retain personnel up to 90 days if a replacement isn’t available, while further reductions depend on military conditions. The point system weighs parenthood, keeping older fathers in the ranks longer.
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Washington
Army
War Department
Department
Bodies of Pilot and Observer Found on Motobu Peninsula
Marine patrol on Motobu peninsula in Okinawa found the bodies of a Marine pilot and his observer missing since April 8. The observer had a slashed throat and morphine syrettes nearby. the pilot was found in his unarmed plane, shot in the back. It is unclear if the crash was due to enemy fire or mechanical failure.
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Associated Press
Ben Price
Birmingham
Ala
Marine Corps
Atlanta
Nago
Okinawa
Motobu Peninsula
Yontan Airfield
Beason G. Newton
Lebanon Junction
Gilbertsville
Newton
Luftwaffe Failures Sparked Tensions Between Hitler and Goering
Berchtesgaden May 21 The secretaries recount Hitler’s distress over German air power missing the mark against British American and Russian raids. The rift with Goering widened with February 1944 fighter production shifts and weapons concerns impacting invasion readiness and air superiority.
Bed Bugs Rampant At Oklahoma County Poor Farm
A grand jury told District Judge Albert C. Hunt the bedbug problem at the Oklahoma County poor farm is serious. They urged immediate eradication, repairs to buildings, a bad hot water heater in the men’s dormitory, and more labor to handle farm work. They commended the hospital and superintendent while seeking cows and chickens for better nourishment. Mike Donnelly said some issues are being addressed within funds.
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Oklahoma City
Albert C. Hunt
Oklahoma County
Mike Donnelly
Allen Shaw Freed From German Prison camps
Mrs Mamie Shaw has received a card from her son S/Sgt Allen E Shaw reporting he is now in Allied hands. He had been a prisoner of war in Germany since May 24 and was overseas since November 1943.
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Mamie A. Shaw
Allen E. Shaw
Germany
Shaw
Duncan Names A H Kindrick City Manager
The city commission chose A H Kindrick of Seymour Missouri as city manager. Mayor Dwight Bearden has been acting as city manager.
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Duncan
City Commission
A. H. Kindrick
Seymour, Mo
Dwight Bearden
Something New In Senate's History
The Senate, meeting at noon, completed initial business of introducing new bills. At 1 PM, members were to witness President Truman award a Congressional Medal to a soldier. Senator Tobey burst the quiet, noting no senator had anything on his chest, a brief moment recorded for posterity.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Barkley
Tobey
U. S
Sallada Named For Higher Naval Post
President Truman nominates Rear Admiral Harold B. Sallada to head the navy bureau of aeronautics at the same rank, replacing Dewitt Clinton Ramsey who has held the post since August 6, 1943. Ramsey's next assignment was not announced. The president also nominates Mennett B. Davis of Colorado as minister to Denmark, currently serving as personal representative of the president in Denmark with ministerial rank.
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Washington
Truman
Harold B. Sallada
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Sallada
Dewitt Clinton Ramsey
Ramsey
Mennett B. Davis
Colorado
Denmark
Davis
Fascist Leader Taken In Rome Arrest
Rome May 21 reports Settimio Roscioni a Fascist Republican was arrested for responsibility for the execution of over 200 Italian patriots and aiding allied prisoners.
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Rome
Caribinieri
Settimio Roscioli
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Cranston, R.I
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Gestapo
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U.S. Seventh Army
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Bronze Star
Cpl. M. L. Hall
Roma City
S ‘Ae
J. C. Cole
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E. E. Dawes
M. T. Debo Jr
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W. E. Rains
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G. L. Woodruff
Red Oak
J. E. Worthley
Stillwater
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J. C. Allen
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Locust Grove
K. W. Burleson
Yarnaby
Kenneth A. Burnett
Thelma Burnett
Harden City
T. Orval Barrett
J. E. Bryan
Guymon
H. R. Cole
Paden
G. M. Casey
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T. B. Chaplin
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H. W. Duvall
L. E. Dowling
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Carnegie
S. A. Poynor
T. E. W. Reynolds
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Leflore
C. T. Shaw
M. R. Smith
Farris
J. M. Shaw
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New Southern Oklahoma Boy Scout Council
Connors College
Companion
Hitler
By Howard Cowan
Berchtesgaden
Hermann Goering
Hans Helling
Air Ministry
Ministry of Munitions and Armaments
Albert) Speer
Helling
Allen Shaw
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