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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1945
Page
9
After 13 months in the Army six with the K-9 Corps William L Krabbe technical fifth grade reenlists and returns home on a 30 day furlough. Son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Krabbe Corporal Krabbe is a 1944 Amarillo High School graduate.
Corporal Krabbe from Krabbe's squadron recalls wartime service at Fort Robinson Nebraska where 16 men remained at war’s end and 44 of 47 K-9 squadrons saw combat. He trained one dog Pal the German Shepherd and plans a return to civilian status for the dogs while eager to rejoin the corps.
Krabbe notes four dogs were tested at training start. three eliminated for combat unfitness and returned or reassigned. He favors German Shepherds and Doberman pinschers as best for duty. At Fort Robinson he saw 14 000 dogs in training, and reenlistment now promises release within a year. He plans to become a farmer after discharge and will report to Fort Sam Houston with the Infantry after a 30 day furlough.
Ensign Bill Adams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Bill Adams 1206 West Eighteenth is returning home aboard the 1100 ton destroyer USS Black flagship of a destroyer division After operations at Tarawa Majuro Guadalcanal Saipan Kamaishi and Hamanatsu the ship saw further action until Jap surrender Later near the Jap coast after the war ended it sank a Japanese plane directed toward a sister ship
Nelson Richard Alteman, a chinist's mate third class from 1011 North Pierce, serves on the destroyer USS Conyngham returning to the States after action at Pearl Harbor and engagements at Midway, Santa Cruz, Guadalcanal, the Marianas and the Philippines. The crew is credited with seven Japanese planes shot down and 14 assists.
Houston taxi drivers staged a slow down in response to a city ordinance. They refused more than one passenger per trip, protesting a return to pre war status. The action aimed to pressure officials as drivers voiced concerns over regulation and fares.
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