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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1945

Page

3

Military justice in WWII army marks crime as exception

Under secretary Robert Patterson said from 1940 to 1945 about 33,519 of 10,000,000 personnel were in confinement under general courts martial by May 31, 1945. Of 10,289 convicted in Europe, 2,335 restored to duty, 2,807 returned to the U.S. for confinement, 5,147 being screened for restoration or confinement.

Washington INS Robert P. Patterson Administration of Military Justice America Patterson Coustsmartial United States Mar Europe Federal Penitentiary Reformatory

Champ G I Dad Has 12 Children

Washington AP reports Corporal Chester J. Barrett named the soldier with the most children. He and Mrs. Barrett receive 300 dollars monthly in independency benefits, including 50 for Mrs. Barrett and 30 for the first child plus 20 for each additional child. Barrett, inducted April 1944, is at Spencer Lake Camp Maine. Mrs. Barrett and all 12 children live in Concord. Children range from 15-year-old Chester Jr. to twins Thomas Eugene and Kathleen Elizabeth born last May 17.

Washington War Department Cpl Chester J. Barrett Barrett Spencer Lake Maine Chester, Jr Thomas Eugene Kathleen Elizabeth

High Winds Force Change in Bomb Japan Plans

Lt. Col. Patrick B. McCarthy disclosed that very high winds over Japan forced changes in bombing plans. He noted winds over 230 miles an hour were found during scouting flights from the Marianas. The winds altered plans but did not affect the overall result.

Washington Japan Patrick B. McCarthy McCarthy Marianas

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