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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1944

Page

9

Men and Women IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

Army air corps airman Pf e Joseph L. Toms earned his wings at Buckingham field Fort Myers Florida after gunnery school. He visits his parents at 1346 4 Avenue NE as brothers Lt M Toms and Sgt Jack Toms serve, with another brother killed in 1942. Others listed include Straka Mitchell Pesina Boland Vizal Miller Jelinek Day Bain and several promoted or transferred in the Pacific and at bases in Texas Nebraska New Guinea and California.

Pfe Joseph L. Toms Army Air Corps Buckingham Army Air Field Fort Myers Fla C. W. Toms 4 Avenue NE Coggan High School Toms M. Toms Tucson Ariz Jack Toms C. W John Paul Pesina, Jr Pacific John Paul Pesina Twenty-second Avenue Pesina William Pesina San Diego Calif Gilbert van Antwerp Eagle Mt. Lake Fort Worth Texas Marine Air Field Beaumont Thirty-fifth Street Albert Puckhaber New Guinea Helen Eighth Avenue Charles M. Boland Aberdeen Proving Ground Thomas E. Boland Strawberry Point Louis Jandl Fifth Street Boland Aberdeen Tom Vizal, Jr Maxton Laurenburg Army Air Base Maxton N. C Douglas Aircraft Long Beach Troop Carrier Command Tom Vizal Third Street Gale R. Miller K. E. Miller Fourth ‘Avenue Army Scottfield Ill Army Air Forces Training Command Cedar Rapids Miller Camp Dodge Lincoln Neb South Pacific Frank Jelinek Fort Sill Okla Charles Jelinek James L. Ryan, Jr Army Air Base Lakefield Phoenix James L. Ryan Sixth Avenue John D. Day Gulfport Miss New Orleans C Avenue Arthur A. Bain U. S. Navy B. L. Bain West Coast Bain Washington, D. C Naval Research Laboratory Benjamin L. Bain England Pvt Harold Bain Quartermaster Corps California Edward Bain Fort Geoge Meade

Steaks to be Free of Points Under New Ration Plan

Washington sources say steaks and roasts from utility grades will be ration-free starting August 13 with hams and pork loins returning to ration lists. By September 1 the better commercial beef grades also become point-free, easing retail availability amid a WFA-OPA dispute settlement.

Washington War Food Administration Office of Price Administration WFA OPA Fred M. Vinson James F. Byrnes Vinson WEA

Airline Seeks Cedar Rapids Extension for C R Service

Mid-Continent Airlines filed an amendment to its Civil Aeronautics Board application to extend Cedar Rapids service with direct Chicago and Milwaukee links and multiple daily flights. The plan adds several feeder routes connecting Cedar Rapids to Des Moines Milwaukee Twin Cities Des Moines and Kansas City plus a Waterloo north route.

Kansas City Mid-Continent Airlines Cedar Rapids Civil Aeronautics Board Chicago Milsuber Des Moines Kansas v J. W. Miller Milwaukee Dubuque Rockford Twin Cities Waterloo Rochester Des Moines Minneapolis Hibbing Mankato Omaha Yankton Huron Fort Dodge Sioux City

War in hedgerows marks sergeants war in Normandy

West Point officer wounded at St Lo analyzes hedgerow combat in Normandy. He says fire and movement, follow up after artillery, and aggressive assaults drive German forces hidden in hedges. Troops learned to shoot when no target visible and to coordinate advances with barrages amid dispersed German small bands.

St. Lo Normandy

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