Service Members Receive Leave and Transfers Across Forces
The article lists Seaman Harry E. Berg and several service members on leave or transfer including Pvt. Gerald A. Cady to Camp Hood Texas Pvt. Harry Cady Jr in the South Pacific and Pvt Ronald Augustine moving to Camp Gruber Oklahoma Pfc Richard Klima on furlough from Fort McPherson plus Lt Boyson and Lt Dale Watterson among others. It notes a Burma front road block with Japanese forces and a Ramree island advance by the Fifteenth Indian corps.
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Seaman
Harry E. Berg
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Payson Berg
Bever Avenue
Gerald A. Cady
Camp Hood
Texas
Oakland Road
Harry Cady, Jr
Marines
South Pacific
Harry A. Cady
Ronald
Johnny” Augustine
Fort Riley
Kan
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Augustine
Michael
Ronnie
EK Avenue
Richard E.klima
Fort McPherson
Charles J. ‘Klima
William L. MecFann
W. E. McFann
Burma
Bhamo
Fifteenth Indian Corps
Kyaukpu
Ramree Island
Ice Mint Soothes Wind Chapped Hands
A medicinal preparation marketed to quickly ease painful chapped skin, cracking, and irritation. It promises real comfort for wind cracked surfaces and urges readers to buy Ice Mint at druggists.
Mars Unit Cuts Old Burma Road Near Hosi Burma
The American Mars task force under Brig. Gen. John P. Willey breached the old Burma road near Hosi, 35 miles southwest of Wanting, and fought Japanese units while attempting to break the road blockade. The force has marched 300 miles for its first Burma operations in nearly three years, with details blackout during the past month.
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Mystkyina
Burma
Mars
Hosi
Wanting
Burma-Ledo
John P. Willey
San Antonio
Texas
Burma Road
Allied forces land on Burma coast southwest of Kangaw
Allied amphibious forces effected a new landing on the west coast of Burma southwest of Kangaw. The announcement came Wednesday confirming the operation and its strategic location.
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Kandy
Ceylon
INS
Burma
Kangaw
Arthur Newman Wounded in Action in Germany
Pvt. Arthur Newman 33 in Gen. Patton's Third Army was wounded in action in Germany on December 17. He has been overseas since July 1944 and served in England France and Germany. He is the son of Mrs. Jennie Newman and a former Roosevelt student and brick mason. His wife lives at 1135 Twenty-first Avenue SW.
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Dale Watterson
England
Twelfth Avenue
Joseph Houlahan
Tommy
Judy
Pat
Cog‘gon
Houlahan
San Francisco
Leonard Bruce
Navy
Barstow
Calif
Eleventh Street
Bruce
Cedar Rapids
Garfield Potts
Margaret Potts
Eighth Street
Pfc
George Potts
New Guinea
Pvt
Arthur Newman
Patton
Third Army
Germany
Twenty - First Avenue
Jennie Newman
Second Avenue
France
Roosevelt
Red Cross Packages Now Contain Cookbooks
Red Cross shipments to Germany include a special cookbook with food parcels for prisoners of war. Contents listed include roast beef tuna cheese but tet spread oat cereal milk powder dried eggs coffee chocolate seasoning biscuits jam dates and cigarettes. November 1944 saw record Red Cross deliveries into Germany despite transport hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Germany
Jap General Dies of Pneumonia Complications at 53
Lt. Gen. Isaku Nishihara, 53, director of Japanese army mechanized forces headquarters, died from complications of pneumonia. Tokyo Domei reported the death on Wednesday, raising the total Japanese generals reported dead since May 23 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Isaku Nishihara
Japanese Army Mechanized Forces Headquarters
Tokyo Domei
Noted Marine Lt Rogers Defies Thirteen Myths
Second Lt. Vivian A. Rogers of the Marine Corps Reserve, visiting the Roosevelt Hotel, is not superstitious about the number 13. Women Marines recruitment began February 13, 1943, with Rogers sworn in March 13, 1943. Her active duty started May 13, 1943, and her last assignment ended March 13, 1944. Her orders carried 13 endorsements and her name contains 13 letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Vivian A. Rogers
Marine Corpsemen’s Reserve
Roosevelt Hotel
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E. L. Burger
Victoria
Ruth Welbes
Fifth Avenue
August Johnson
Seventeenth Street
Barbara Bruce
Dale A. Cecil
Fort Meade
Donald J. Boyson
H. F. Boyson
San Diego
Marine Corps
Guam
Cpl
John D. Hamiston
Great Falls,Mont
Apuerta
Nineteenth Street
Maurice Duffy
Belgium
Margery
Mt. Vernon Avenue
New Landing
Pt, Newman
Morris
la Ava
Peter Pan
Ake Pea
Childs
Neanice Sale
Opa
Firestone Factory
Firestone
Auto Supplies
Walt
Fiessl
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