Graves Bear Witness to suffering of Bataan men
Reporter Clark Lee describes graves at Camp O'Donnell in Luzon where Bataan prisoners of war lie. He notes 3,500+ Filipino and several hundred American dead, remains of crosses and dugouts, and evidence of hunger thirst and mistreatment along the death march routes. Names span multiple states.
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Bataan
Clark Lee
Camp O'Donnell
Tarlac Province
Luzon
Ins
75Th Philippines Infantry Regiment
Kenosha
Wis
Hartford
Tarlac
Purple Zambales
Manila
O'Donnell
Margarine Red Points Rise as Fat Pork Also Heavily Rationed
The OPA announced margarine will cost three red points per pound starting Sunday, up from two, and certain fat pork cuts will require one red point per pound. Red and blue stamp values for February remain otherwise unchanged, with extra stamps added for a five week period. Meat supplies to civilians in February are expected to be smaller on average than January.
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Washington
OPA
Cedar Rapids Gazette Information Page
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 and published daily and Sunday from 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Entered as second class matter June 14 1932 at Cedar Rapids post office. Full leased wire reports from AP United Press International News Service. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights. Subscription rates shown.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave. SE
Iowa
Associated Press
United Stress International News Service
Ben Lear Named Deputy Commander in European Theater
Lt. Gen. Ben Lear is appointed deputy commander for U S troops in the European theater handling administrative matters. The post focuses on American administration and not on directing Allied campaign, with Lear previously leading United States army ground forces.
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Paris
Ben Lear
United States
Supreme Headquarters
Lear
United States Army
Lesley McNair
Washington
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Burma
India
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Memphis
35Th Division
Camp Robinson
Ark
Tennessee
Yanks Fight Cold as Nazis in Italian Hills
Rome report by Eleanor Packard notes American Fifth Army troops suffering cold in the Apennines as winter freezes deepen. Front remains largely static with German artillery intensifying. U.S. units face shortages of hot food yet press to tie down divisions while Clark warns Italy fronts are not simply easy gains. Soldiers complain back home about perceived safety on static fronts.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
G.i.’S
Apennine
United States
Bologna
Eighth Army
Mark Clark
House
Stars and Stripes
France
Spiritual Week at Coe College Features Dr James Laurie
Spiritual Emphasis week at Coe college runs Sunday Feb 4 through Sunday Feb 11 with Dr James W Laurie pastor of Central Presbyterian Church Buffalo NY as principal speaker. Vespers occur Sundays and chapel programs include Dr Laurie speaking Tuesday Feb 6 and other events.
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Coe College
James W Laurie
Central Presbyterian Church of
Buffalo
N. Y
Laurie
Lightning ambulance plane to aid Pacific operations
The article notes Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon praising a modified Lightning ambulance plane designed for Pacific combat zones. It details experimental Hawaii base flights, upcoming deployments for fast mercy missions, and rapid cargo and personnel transport with two passengers per tank and plexiglass nose modifications.
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Hawaiian
Pacific
Millard F. Harmon
Army Air Forces
Speedy Ambulance Becomes Flight Tank Carrier
Army Air Forces in the Pacific developed a rapid transport concept by converting auxiliary wing gas tanks into compact passenger compartments. Two P-38 Lightning fighters were modified after pilots on a Marshalls island used bottles as fuel. Wright Field experts adopted the idea and produced the airborne ambulance version.
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Army Air Forces
Pacific
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