Where Are the Yanks The Gilbert Islands
National Geographic Society outlines Tarawa Makin Abemama and other Gilbert atolls near the equator. The piece notes their strategic location for Pacific war routes, native life, copra economy, and seafaring Gilbertese culture amid wartime changes. It highlights Tarawa and Makin battles and Micronesia's role toward Tokyo.
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San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
Betio
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Makin
Abemama
Western Pacific
Gilbert Atolls
Tanker and Liberty Ship Collide Off Delaware Coast
A coastwise tanker Plattsburg-So cony collided with the 8000 ton Liberty ship Charles Henderson five miles off Delaware capes. One seaman was missing and four others burned. A navy picket boat rescued four marooned crew, others escaped in a lifeboat. Fifteen of the 16 crew were landed at Fort Miles after abandoning ship as the tanker towed into the Delaware breakwater with flames under control. The cargo ship sustained little damage.
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Lewes
Del
Plattsburg-Socony
Charles Henderson
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware Capes
Fort Miles
Army Dock
Delaware
Paper Drive By Cedar Rapids Scouts Calls For Contact
Scoutmaster Ray Stanton announces a citywide paper salvage drive by Troop 25 in Cedar Rapids Northeast and Southeast areas starting Saturday through January 29. Residents asked to prepare papers and magazines in separate bundles and call 6258 or 26042 to arrange pickup.
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Ray Stanton
Cedar Rapids
Stanton
Twenty-ninth Streets
First Avenue
Tracks
Country Club
How Rocket Bomb Appears in Action
United States officers describe Germanys rocket glider bomb seen in action at an English amphibious base. They note the weapon resembles a small fighter with tail flames and is radio controlled by the launching plane. Accuracy is poor but maneuverability is high, raising potential as a future menace with further development.
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U. S
England
Germany
United States Naval
Lavern H. Rusch
Raymond
D. Rusch
Britain
Italy
Busch
John J. Horan
Stater Island
N. Y
Czech events and meetings highlighted in South Side News
Sokol girl singers from WMT’s Czech Melody Hour perform at Younkers in Des Moines on Monday Feb 14 for the Czechoslovak Day drive event. The Czech Alliance meets at St Wenceslaus lodge on Thursday at 7:30 for February officer elections.
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Sokol
WMT
Younkers
Des Moines
Czech Alliance
Federace Spolka
St. Wenceslaus Lodge
Pacific veteran Anderson plans return to sea duty
In a wartime reminiscence, Anderson recalls close calls in the Pacific from New Caledonia to Munda, noting few personal encounters, limited contacts with women, and a desire to return to a ship by February 7 while seeking a personal score against the Japanese. He mentions two fellow Seabees and reflects on his Pearl Harbor losses.
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Pacific
Pearl Harbor
California
Dads Veterans of 1917 18 See Sons in VFW
A teen ager and three other servicemen in their twenties join the VFW with fathers also veterans. Arthur Buckner served in 1917 18 with the Eleventh Infantry and 60th Engineers. his son Melvin Buckner has 13 months service including six in the Aleutians. Donald Hall’s son Donald M. Hall is a 2/c navy quartermaster with three and a half years service. Seaman 2/c Kenneth Grant Hall is home on leave. Harvey McCalley 20 was discharged for injuries after 29 months in multiple theaters. his brother Cyrus McCalley is a sound operator in San Diego. John McNabb, 18, torpedoman, served a year. his mother Visa McNabb says another son Henry Eugene McNabb is in the Pacific.
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V.F.W
Arthur S. Buckner
Eleventh Infantry
60Th Engineers
Pfc
Melvin Buckner
Aleutian Islands
Air Corps
Warren H. Buckner
Waco
Texas
Marvin Buckner
Ballinger
Donald W. Hall
Marion
66Th Heavy Coast Artillery
Donald M
Navy
South Pacific
Tropics
Tarawa
San Diego
Calif
Seaman
Kenneth Grant Hall
Farragut
Idaho
Harvey Dale McCalley
Wilson High School
Wesley L. McCalley
France
Army of Occupation
Germany
John McNabb
Torpedoman
Atlantic
Bayonne
N. J
Visa McNabb
Henry Eugene McNabb
Pacific
Bertha L Heustis Dies in Dubuque at 77
Bertha Lincoln Heustis 77 a former president of the League of American Pen Women died Saturday in Dubuque after a long illness. Widow of Dr J W Heustis she was active in DAR work. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
Navy Chief Reflects on Pacific Duty and Tokyo Spoils
Robert Anderson, veteran of 16 years in the Navy and former Cedar Rapids recruiting head, returned on leave after eight months in the South Pacific. He led landing operations at an American air base on New Georgia and supervised field construction as forces wrested islands from Japan. He described the dramatic night a pair of Jap bombers exploded in flames after being shot down by a young night fighter pilot, drawing rousing cheers.
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New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Munda
New Georgia
Anderson
Yeoman
Carl Kane
Gazette
Dale Cunningham
Cedar Rapids
South Sea Islands
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Tokyo
Warrant
Robert Anderson
South Pacific
Commander Air Center
New Georgia Island
Pacific
Navy
States
Simple home ear test promises returns
A marketing notice touts a no risk hearing test with Onrine Home Method claiming full hearing restoration if you hear the sound after the test. It recommends asking about Ourine Ear Drops at May's and Drue stores nationwide and offers a money back guarantee.
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May’s
Drue
Ship Repair Jobs Open at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
The U S Civil Service Commission announces vacancies for laborers helpers journeymen electricians machinists pipe fitters and other skilled civilian trades to repair battle damaged vessels at Pearl Harbor Hawaii navy yard Salaries range from 82 cents to 1 71 per hour Journeyman positions require at least two years experience helpers require six months experience and no experience is needed for laborers
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy Yard
U. S. Civil Service Commission
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New York City
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Durkee's
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South Side News
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Strand
Czechoslovak Society of America
T. B. Hrubucek
Dunreath Drive
Chicago
C.S.A
Lillian Heral
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Crenshaw Specialty CO
Guaranty Bidg
Donald M. Hall
Bertha L. Heustis
Dubuque
1St Ave
Roosevelt Hotel
Bidz
W. T. Sands
Second Street
HESE
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Kadlec Brothers
Studebaker Distributors
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