Forward Observer Kilcollins Eyes German Front in Italy
Lt. Kilcollins, a 27 year old forward observer for 105 howitzers, directed artillery in Italy. He counted 17 enemy post observations, coordinated shelling with delayed fuzes, and once chased a German soldier across a field after a near miss to his nose when a sniper fired.
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Hilston Kilcollins
Kilcollins
Kitcollins
Ray McLain
Oklahoma City
McLain
Lt. Kilcollins
Presque Isle
Trip
Sicily
Ike’s Farewell Word to Troops in Through the Mediterranean
General Dwight D. Eisenhower thanks Allied forces in the Mediterranean theater calling them a mighty fighting machine. He notes he will leave the theater for other duties and expresses pride in their 1942 achievements and ongoing efforts to advance into Europe.
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Algiers
Ins
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Eighth Army
Cairo
Africa
Europe
Germans Won't Pay Off Finnish Sailors Warned
Aftonbladet reports Finnish seamen warned by the sea men’s union not to take jobs on German ships due to many cases of Nazis failing to pay sailors. The warning appears in a New York Times summary via INS.
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New York
INS
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
U.S. Carrier Fleet Tops Fifty Ships in World War II Spotlight
Washington reports the Navy now fields more than 50 carrier vessels with forecasts of dozens more next year. Analysts attribute rapid builds to Kaiuser and other yards producing escort carriers on merchant hulls, aiding campaigns from North Africa to Attu. New carriers outpace Japan’s remaining major ships post Midway.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Kaiser West Coast
Atlantic
Attu
Liscome Bay
Gilbert Islands
United States
Dispute Over Group Medicine Bill Heats Up
Sen. Murray accuses the American Medical Association of propaganda to misrepresent a social security medical care bill. AMA denies links to a National Physicians committee and supports opposing aspects of the bill while noting broad support from labor groups and polls. The bill proposes 3 percent payroll contributions for general practitioner care and 30 days annual hospitalization.
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D-Mont
American Medical Association
AMA
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National Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
Murray
House of Delegates
Sen
AFL
CIO
Wagner
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Gallup
Fortune Magazine
Physicians’ Forum of
New York
United States
National Physicians group opposes Murray medical bill
Dr. E H Carey, president of the National Physicians committee, labels Murray sponsored medical legislation as the first attempt to socialize everything in the country. He says people have a right to voice opinions, though he has not read Murray's charges.
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ULP
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National Physicians Committee
Sen
Murray
D-Mont
Sen. Murray
Carey
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