Heroic Stoke-on-Trent sergeant earns Victoria Cross at Arnhem
John Baskeyfield a lance sergeant anti tank gunner from Stoke-on-Trent used a six pound cannon to destroy two Tiger tanks and a self propelled gun. He exposed himself to close range fire before being killed by a tank shell. The king ordered the Victoria Cross be delivered to his parents.
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London
John Baskeyfield
Stoke-on- Trent
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Arnhem
John
Holland
Baskeyfield
N. C
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First Transport Into Leyte Gulf Led by Coast Guard
Coast Guardsman Autridge, steward's mate first class, aboard the first transport to enter Leyte Gulf, helped ferry American soldiers to Philippine soil. He described repeated land-based air attacks, smoke to conceal positions, and near sleepless days as ships massed offshore in the invasion.
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Boone McClure to Speak at Borger Church Dinner
Boone McClure head of Panhandle Historical Museum and West Texas State College will be principal speaker at the Fellowship Class dinner in Borger Methodist Church on December 8, announced by C. A. Bean, arrangements chair. Visitors from Claude include Mr and Mrs Buster Dye who stayed with Mrs Dye's mother Mrs W E Cazzell at 510 Florida Street over the weekend.
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Panhandle
Claude
Buster Dye
Jaude
Sixth War Loan Drive Needed to Win Pacific War
The Allied Military Command estimates years, not months, to defeat Japan with a minimum of one and a half to two years after Germany's fall. The note urges Americans to sacrifice, spend every cent, and support a Sixth War Loan Drive to curb Tokyo and end Fascist aggression.
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