Marines Land On Iwo Jima In Heavy Fighting
Marines storm Iwo Jima establishing a two and a half mile beachhead as battleships bombard the island. Admiral Nimitz reports heavy casualties but satisfactory progress with Fourth Division veteran units in action and air and naval forces supporting the assault. A newborn son, James C Killen, arrives at Randolph Hospital to Mrs. Alice Strzinek Killen.
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Iwo Jima
United States
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
John Henry
Idaho
Tennessee
Texas
Normandy
Fourth Division
Marines
Pacific
Tokyo
William Halsey
Washington
Set
Wilson Killen
Randolph Field
Randolph Hospital
James C
Alice Strzinek
Cameron
Sgt. Killen
Esslinger & Killen Grocery
Noted Violinist to Play Here on March 21
Cameron Rotary Club announces American violinist Benno Rabinos will perform at Cameron High School on March 21 as part of a pop concert tour aligned with U S C Camp appearances. Local tickets will be available soon. Hallie Jones Wofford recovers from a week of illness.
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Cameron Rotary Club
Benno Rabinos
Cameron
New York
Rabines
Rotary Club
Hallie Jones Wofford
Canadian Army Reaches Rhine as Red Army Near Berlin
The Canadian Army reached the Rhine in Germany as the Red Army closed toward Berlin. Marshal Knoev's force moved within 45 miles of Dresden while Allied air power hammered targets over Germany. Dresden faced intensified bombing to aid Soviet advances.
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Rhine River
Germany
Berlin
Red Army
Marshal Knoev
Dresden
Submarine War Marks 1000 Japanese Ships Sunk
The War Department reported over 732000 American casualties through February 1 and 395000 since invasion day with 63000 dead. American forces push into Manila from the sea as ten transports approach behind mine sweepers. A Paris report claims President Roosevelt in France. Major Thomas J. White and Mrs. White left Cameron for Lake Charles after visits in Burlington. White’s unit, long in the European Theatre, earned the Presidential Unit Citation. Henry A. Havlik returned from Houston trip.
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War Department
Manila
Thomas J. White
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Europe
U. S. Kidd
LAW Office
Cameron, Texas
Dittlinger
J. R. Ruzicka
Buckholts
A. J. Matocha & Co
Tre
Office of Economic Stabilization
The
Citizens National Bank
Nila
Paris
Roosevelt
France
Henry A. Havlik
Houston
Emory B. Camp
Baskin
America
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