Five German POWs hanged for killing fellow prisoner
Five Afrika Korps prisoners were executed at Fort Leavenworth in Oklahoma camp, first enemy war prisoner hanged in the United States. Walter Beyer led the group in the 1943 Tonkawa killing of Johannes Kunze, after a court martial found them guilty.
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Oklahoma
United States
Rommel
Afrika Korps
War Department
Walter Beyer
Berthold Seidel
Hans Demme
Hans Schomer
Willi Scholz
United States Army
Gruber
Okla
Johannes Kunze
Beyer
Scholz
Col
William S. Eley
Hach
Kunze
Tonkawa
Eley
Robert W. Reed
Seventh Service Command
Third Reich
Roosevelt
Berlin food and coal to be supplied by all Allied zones
American Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay British Lt. Gen. Sir Ronald Weeks and Soviet Marshal G. K. Zhukov announced that Berlin’s nearly three million civilians would be fed from contributions from all Allied occupation zones in Germany. They will form an inter Allied governing body to direct the joint administration and coordinate coal and fuel supplies. A French representative will join the first Kommandatura meeting as transport planes deliver stocks into the western sectors.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Ronald Weeks
G. K. Zhukov
Germany
Clay
Weeks
Zhukov
inter-Allied Kommandatura
U.S. Headquarters Staff Vessel Sunk in English Channel
In the English Channel the British-owned Empire Javelin carrying most of the U.S. 15th army headquarters staff was torpedoed or mined. Thirteen American soldiers died and 20 were wounded on December 28. Maj. Gen. Ray E. Porter was not aboard. Troops evacuated to a French frigate after 55 minutes of transfers, then a second explosion sank the ship 10 minutes later.
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Paris
United States
15Th Army
France
English Channel
Ray E. Porter
Britain
Mid-Channel
Slapper of Nazis failed and admits to lies
Pvt. Joseph V. McGee, 25, jailed previously for slapping nine Nazi prisoners in France, was sentenced to six months in jail at hard labor for lying about his record and for a third offense in six weeks. He admitted he never saw combat, was not wounded, and did not earn the Silver Star or Purple Heart.
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Fort Devens
Mass
Pvt
Joseph V. McGee
A.n.o.1
Maj
Frank Reeder
McGee
France
A.w.o
Siegfried Line
Feelers Aim to Split Us by Japan Denial
Acting Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew said Japan is trying to split the Allies by stirring discussion of surrender terms. He denied Japan has offered conditional surrender and noted many alleged peace feelers reach the U.S. through indirect channels as psychological warfare.
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Washington
LLP
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Pacific
Grew
Solons Urge Italy Invited Into United Nations
Washington AP reports the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to urge inviting Italy into the United Nations. Italy, once an Axis partner, is now treated as a co belligerent and lacks full allied status.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Italy
United Nations
Overseas Vets To Get Home Service Posts
The army ordered that all personnel with less than six months overseas service be assigned to foreign duties if qualified and replaceable, with replacements by May 1, 1946. Returning veterans will occupy those posts as quickly as possible, prioritizing those under 35, across ground, service, and air forces.
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Washington
Army
War Department
United States
Truman
Congress
Nazi Sub Surrenders To Argentina At Mar Del Plata Base
A 1700 ton German U boat commanded by Otto Vermoutt with 54 men surrendered to Argentine naval authorities at Mar Del Plata Tuesday. The submarine had been at large since Germany’s surrender two months earlier. Allied orders to head for nearest Allied ports were issued May 8.
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Mar del Plata
Argentina
Otto Vermoutt
Germany
Atlantic
Woman Held in Case of Soldier's Vanished Baby
MARION Ohio AP police arrested a woman following the disappearance of Jean Creviston a week old infant taken from City hospital. Police suspect a woman and say no ransom was paid and the father Sgt John L Creviston has no connection. Hospital diaper found. investigation ongoing.
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Marion
Ohio
Jean Creviston
Helen Creviston
Roscoe D. Mezger
Jean Eileen
Marks
City Hospital
West Side
Creviston
Lockbourne Army Airbase
Columbus
Symington Upheld For Surplus Board Nomination
The Senate military committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of W. Stuart Symington of St. Louis to the Surplus Property Board, to succeed former Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa if confirmed.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
W. Stuart Symington
St. Louis
Surplus Property Board
Senate
Symington
Guy Gillette
Iowa
Brazilian Cruiser Bahia Sinking Toll Rises to 294
Rio de Janeiro officials report 294 dead of 427 crewmen after the cruiser Bahia sank, apparently hit by a mine. The ministry of marine announced the updated fatality count on Tuesday as rescue efforts continued for survivors.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Ministry of Marine
Bahia
Senate Tiff Over Voice in Troops Use
Washington Senate debate heated as Senator Van denberg argues the United States should not cede authority to the United Nations on troop deployments. Millikin presses for reservations while Pasvolsky warns such limits could nullify the treaty. Bushfield hints at a reservation move but most committee members reject the idea, preferring constitutional discretion.
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Washington
Sen _ Vandenberg
R-Mich
United Nations
Vandenberg
Congress
Security Council
Sen. Millikin
R-Col
Foreign Relations Committee
Millikin
United States
Connally
Texas
Bushfield
S.D
Senate
United Nations Security Council
Council
World Organization
Bull Catches Enemy with Planes Down
Richard W. Johnston reports Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet raid on Honshu. About a thousand planes struck airfields around Tokyo as Japanese air opposition proved light. the carrier task force under McCain supported the attack, marking Halsey’s bold return to Japan since 1942.
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Tokyo
Fifth Avenue
Jin
Halsey
Empire
Honshu
Jimmy Doolittle
Kyushu
John S. McCain
Philippines
Radio Tokyo
Kanto
McCain
First Corn Crop Estimate of 45
The agriculture department forecast a 1945 corn crop of 2.685 billion bushels, down from 1944's 3.228 billion and above the 1934–43 average. The estimate, based on conditions as of July 1, sets a wheat crop at a record 1.129 billion bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Jap Newsman Criticizes Okinawa Loss Minimization
Tokyo journalist Soho Tokutomi, called the dean of Japanese journalists, criticized officials for minimizing Okinawa losses. He called the loss a serious blow to Japan and noted that American losses and Pacific disruption reveal a lesson valuable for future operations.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Okinnawa
Pacific Islands
Tokyo Radio
Soho Tokutomi
Okinawa
Japan
United States
Warm spell fails as July-like temps drop to 49 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and Decorah see unseasonably cool start with 49 degrees in Cedar Rapids and 43 in Decorah early Tuesday. Skies clear, with a 2:30 p.m. reading of 72 and a cool pattern expected to continue into Wednesday. Across the state, Burlington and Iowa City report highs around the mid 80s.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Burlington
Iowa City
Discharged Twice Wounded, Dobson Drafted as Private
Wounded twice in 14 months overseas and discharged, former Lt William K Dobson of Atlanta was drafted again as a private. He rejoined Forest Service during interim, now serves at Camp Blanding Florida. Dobson, 26, holds Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster and Bronze Star. wounded at Normandy on D day plus 1 and Aachen in 1944. Officials offered no comment.
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Atlanta
William K. Dobson
United States Forest Service
Camp Blanding
Fla
Army
Normandy
Aachen
Dobson
Challenge to Foe to Come Out to Fight
More than 1,200 American planes backed by a vast armada battered Tokyo and the Japanese coast eight hours into a sustained assault. Task Force 38 under Vice Admiral McCain pounded the area as carriers, battleships, and cruisers pressed the strike, driving Japanese defenses from the air and ground. The Japanese offered little opposition and did not claim damage or downed planes, with Nimitz releasing only sketchy details as the operation extended toward a final report.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
John S. McCain
William F. “Bull
Halsey
United States Third Fleet
Japan
McCain
Pacific
Task Force 38
Chester Nimitz
Opening of Invasion Begins in Tokyo Report
A Tokyo press report quoted by the Japanese news agency Comei says Tuesday’s raids mark the start of the Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland. It adds the battle’s outcome hinges on air power and the destruction of the Allied air umbrella to prevent landings.
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Tokyo
Comei
Jjapan
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