Girl Keeps Resolution Hangs Self in 1945
Wanda E Williams, 18, a Wilmington California telephone operator, killed herself in her home garage on New Year's Day after writing an eight page note explaining a failed resolution to find life worthwhile in 1945. She cited a bargain with fate, asked no special requests, and hinted at a romantic disappointment involving a Marine named Bill Moser.
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Wilmington
Calif
Wanda E. Williams
Miss Williams
Mildred Johnstone
Carlton Johnstone
Wanda
Johnstone
Bill
Cpl
Bill Moser
Pacific
Troop Arrivals By The Associated Press
More than 23,000 servicemen on 27 transports were due to reach two east coast and four west coast ports on Wednesday. At New York Newport News and Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle and San Diego ports, ships carried thousands of troops including units from the 126th A.A. mobile gun bn. 7038rd tank destroyer bn. and 36th field art bn. Names of ships such as John Stevens Mar seilles and Louisa M. Alcott appear with troop counts and unit designations in a detailed rollout from multiple ports.
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Associated Press
East Coast
West Coast
New York
Newport News
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
Seattle
Wash
Mexico Victory
328Th Infantry Reg
Elgin Victory
Chapel Hill Victory
Ord. Light
G.m. Co
39Th Signal Co
328Th Infantry
101St Infantry Reg
Cannon Co
Sedalia Victory
Eng
A.A. Art. Signal Bn
Eng. Petroleum Distribution Co
Robert A. Harrison
USS
Bataan
Stephen Furdek
Richard H. Alvey
Takanis Bay
Pearl Harbor
Star Light
Saipan
Klipfontein
Nagoya
Ninety Japanese surrender from Corregidor caverns
Twenty Japanese soldiers and sailors who hid in Corregidor island caverns since its recapture in February 1945 surrendered to American graves registration personnel in Manila Bay. Led by Lt Shibata Masura, Petty Officer Ebishawa Kinji, and Interpreter Shikawa Kanchiro, the group marched out with surrender flags and documents. They had lived underground since American bombardment and survived on rice and dehydrated vegetables, remaining in good health. Kanchiro said no more Japanese are hiding on the Rock.
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Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
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Shibata Masura
Navy
Ebishawa Kinji
Shikawa Kanchiro
345Th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Kanchiro
Poison Alcohol Kills 3 Soldiers at Dugway Proving Grounds
A public relations officer said three soldiers were found dead from denatured alcohol poisoning in their barracks at Dugway Utah on Tuesday. Three others were hospitalized, one in serious condition, after obtaining alcohol from cleaning stocks and planning a New Year’s party. An investigating committee was named to determine how the alcohol was accessed, normally kept under lock and key.
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Dugway
Utah
Army Proving Grounds
Pimper
Jock and Key
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