U S Bombing Losses and Air Force Training Report
General Davenport Johnson estimates American heavy bomber losses over Germany around 6 percent with under 10 percent tolerable. He notes 50 percent of downed crews may become POWs and cites intensive German fighter and anti-aircraft pressure. Veterans and instructors from combat fronts train new crews across the four U S air forces while formations remain a key lesson of combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davenport Johnson
United States Army Air Force
Germany
Johnson
Second Air Force
United States
Third Air Force
Europe
Convoy raid tops seven day air offensive against Ruhr
The week long air onslaught driven from British bases claims to be one of the war’s greatest. Over 4 000 bombers dropped more than 17 000 tons with 184 losses 147 British 37 American. Ruhr targets suffered heavy blows including Bochum Gelsenkirchen and a Hull rubber plant. American Fortresses claimed many German fighters shot down as weather forced some formations to turn back.
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R.A.F
Bochum-Gelsenkirchen
RAF
Ruhr
London Air
Hitler
Germany
Hull
United States Air Force
Fortress Bombing Of France Called A Soft Touch
American Flying Fortresses based in England blasted industrial targets in France on Saturday with no losses or casualties in what was called a soft touch. Lieut. Col. Maurice A. Preston, commanding a six mission fortress group, said the raid was among the softest in the outfit’s history. Gunners claimed confirmed ME 109 and another fighter down amid reports of fuel and oxygen mask incidents during the mission.
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England
INS
France
Maurice A. Preston
Tulare
Calif
Preston
Charles J. Kukowski
Grand Rapids
Mich
Leonard Baxter
Albany
N. Y
Joseph Freid
Eau Claire
Wis
Sergis
Joe Katz
St. Louis
Calvin C. Nuss
Williamsport
Fritz
Freid
Planning Board Office in Omaha Ordered Abandoned
P H Elwood chairman of the regional office of the national resources planning board said he received orders to close the Omaha office. The action follows Congress dissolving the NRPB and records are being shipped to Washington. Elwood is an Iowa State College staff member working part time on the project.
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Omaha
P. H. Elwood
National Resources Planning Board
NRPB
Elwood
Iowa State College
Ames
Washington
Mes
Far from Dead He Wants Crack at Foe
Earl Cummins of Shawnee says he is very much alive after being reported dead three times. He enlisted in the army on Saturday and hopes his death will not be announced unnecessarily. He recalls being identified as killed after the 1937 New London disaster and later buried, then found alive. He notes the ordeal hurts his family but delights him when the news proves false.
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Oklahoma City
Earl Cummins
Army
Cummings
New London
Tex
Cummins
Texas
Salt Lake Cty
Salt Lake City
Cummains
Allied Bombers Hit Rabaul and Lae in Heavy Air Attacks
Allied forces blasted Rabaul airdrome and harbor with more than 20 tons of bombs while Lae in New Guinea saw a major B 25 raid. Flying Fortresses and four waves of bombers targeted aircraft dispersal areas and wharves as anti aircraft fire intensified.
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Australia
Rabaul
Lae
New Guinea
New Britain Island
Giraud to Visit U S with Algiers Reports
French sources say Gen Henri Giraud will depart next week for a three week trip to the United States at President Roosevelt's invitation He may visit Washington and New York after the next French committee of national liberation session Gen Charles de Gaulle stays in Algiers for now.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
United States
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
French Committee of National Liberation
Washington
New York
Gunner on Fort Sees Two Enemy Fighters Go Down
Tail Gunner Sylvester Dudeck from Philadelphia aboard a Fortress claimed three fighters dove on him and he downed the rightmost plane in flames then hit a second aircraft in the wing, which crashed. Teammate Phillip Schmidblatt from Madison Indiana also destroyed a Junkers 88 bomber at 100 yards. Other gunners Renfrew and Newcomb were believed to have shot down one aircraft each.
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London
Sylvester Dudeck
Philadelphia
France
Dudeck
Phillip Schmidblatt
Madison
Ind
Battle Over New Labor Law And Government Mines Action
The law bans political contributions by unions and bars strikes in government seized plants or mines while mandating a 30 day cooling off period. The Justice Department studies enforcement and whether picketing counts as coercion, as Sen Van Nuys and Ickes clash over wage policy and authority.
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War Labor Board
WLB
Justice Department
UMW
Frederick van Nuys
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ickes
Truman Proposes $47 8 Million NYA Funding Proposal
Senate clears way to pass the war bill with a contested NYA funding plan. Senator Truman seeks $47.8 million for the National Youth Administration as an amendment replacing a House provision to liquidate NYA assets by next January 1. Debate continues as war appropriations advance.
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Washington
Senate
National Youth Administration
NYA
Truman
D-Mo
Federal Security Administration
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Farm Security Administration
War Investigating Committee
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Henry J. Kaiser
George C. Marshall
Bonus for Vets Of This War Is Asked by Reynolds
Washington AP Chairman Reynolds of the Senate military committee urged a World War II veterans bonus. He said the coming returnees will need hospitalization and pensions for 50 years. He argued for broad support while Wheeler pressed to defer fathers from the draft and limit overseas inductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Washington
D-N.c
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Army
United States
WPB Proposes Shift Of Advertising To Institutional Basis
War Production Board suggests large merchants voluntarily shift part of advertising from price appeals to institutional focus to curb unnecessary consumer purchases. A D Whiteside said the idea was proposed at a New York meeting and would not involve compulsory controls. Merchandising executives approved the concept as many stores already favor institutional advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
A. D. Whiteside
WPB
New York
Civil War Veteran Richard Denny Dies at 102
Noblesville Indiana obituary reports Richard Denny a Civil War veteran who claimed to outlive 11 wives has died at 102. His twelfth wife survives him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noblesville, Ind
Richard Denny
World Parley Planned by Educators
INDIANAPOLIS UP The nations educational leaders proposed a United Nations style conference on a worldwide postwar educational program. The plan will be debated at the National Education Association meeting opening in Indianapolis with about 2000 delegates from all states. Discussions cover teacher salaries federal funds and maintaining standards during war as well as the role of education in the peace era. John W Stude baker US Commissioner of Education will speak on the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United Nations
National Education Association
Congress
John W. Studebaker
Washington
U. S
George D. Strayer
Teachers College
Columbia University
New York
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
Senate Debates Subsidy Rollback Amid Wartime Cost Aid
Senate threads a budgetary debate over farm subsidies with a plan to end rollback payments while preserving incentives for canning crops and certain oils. Senator Aiken proposes to halt meat butter and coffee subsidies though payments on June 1 endure, and broader subsidies may be triggered only by explicit congressional action. Senator Wilson opposed the Aiken plan. Senator Gillette favored it as a co sponsor.
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Senate
Clark
Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Sen
Wilson
R-Ia
Gillette
D-Ia
Yankees Make a Mess of Messina in Great Raid
Allied Fortresses bombed Messina on Friday striking waterfront targets and rail yards. Capt. Donald J. Stoeger led a flight over the city near Sicily, saying direct hits were scored and the port was effectively disrupted.
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North Africa
Messina
Sicily
Donald J. Stoeger
Manitowoc
Wis
Strait of Messina
Italy
Brisays
Italian Fleet Probed as Allies Wary of Mediterranean Offenses
A German radio dispatch from Algeciras claims British reinforcements at Gibraltar with two aircraft carriers two cruisers and several destroyers joining the rock force. Some British critics say the second front may be impracticable while Axis broadcasts warn of potential Allied landings in the Mediterranean underbelly and initial success could occur before a long term failure.
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Mediterranean
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Moscow
Weekly Tribune
London
Britain
North Africa
Europe
Service Members Grow With The War Effort Across Nation
Local families report sons and daughters in training, promotions, and furloughs as military service expands. Highlights include DuWayne Baker earning a second lieutenant commission and pilot wings after Roswell flight school, Donald Montez heading to naval aviation cadet training, and multiple promotions from private to sergeant or technician at camps in Texas Nevada and Arkansas.
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DuWayne B. Baker
B. O. Baker
Blake Boulevard
Roswell, N. M
University of Iowa
Franklin High School
Army
Funeral Services for Mrs Anna Ahlgren Pioneer Resident
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Ahlgren a Cedar Rapids pioneer who died at her home 806 Tenth Street SW will be held at Turner chapel Monday at 2 p m The Rev O Ty Engquist of Des Moines will officiate and burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ahlgren
Cedar Rapids
Tenth Street
Turner Chapel
O. Ty Engquist
Des Moines
Cedar Memorial Park
Death of Robert William Duffy Five-Year-Old
Five-year-old Robert William Duffy son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Duffy of 1520 Fifth Street NW died at 4 10 p m Saturday after a two week illness. Body to Brady Mortuary and home for late Sunday removal. Funeral arrangements pending burial in Mt Calvary cemetery. Survived by parents three brothers Thomas Francis and Roland and grandparents Mr and Mrs John Supple Cascade and Mr and Mrs Hugh Duffy Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert William Duffy
Herbert Duffy
Fifth Street
Brady Mortuary
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Robert
Thomas
Francis
Roland
John Supple
Cascade
Hugh Duffy
Onslow
Mrs Velda Walter Dies In Cedar Rapids After Illness
Mrs Velda A Walter 28 wife of Paul Walter of 667 Memorial Drive SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital at 5 55 pm Saturday after a five week illness. She was born Sept 26 1916 in Cedar Rapids and lived there her entire life. Survived by her husband a son George Paul Walter her mother Mrs Mae Smart and a brother Lee Smart all of Cedar Rapids. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran church. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Body is at Beatty chapel where neighbors may call after 1 pm Sunday.
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Paul Walter
Velda A. Walter
Memorial Drive
Cedar Rapids
George Paul Walter
Mae Smart
Lee Smart
Trinity Lutheran Church
Beatty Chapel
Sunny
WPB Authorizes Bus Production for War Year
The War Production Board on Saturday approved manufacturing 7,300 buses and 11,000 bus bodies in 1944 to curb breakdowns in overloaded local and inter city bus services. Smaller orders for street cars trailer buses and passenger cars were also approved.
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WPB
Bus Production Washington
War Production Board
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CDC
Hill
Ala
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Chapel of Memories
America
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Pari Cemetery
42Nd and
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Donald King’ Montez
Ralph R. Minkler
Dunreath Drive
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Marysville
George F. Brems, Jr
Camp Barkeley
George F. Brems
First Street
Orville Wright
Charles Wright
Ely
Sergi. Wright
Milton L. Tanner
Craigfield
W. Haan
Thirtieeth Street
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Camp Mackall
N. C
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Albert Linkenback
Newport News
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Fort Mills
Harry A. Swan
Route 2
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Army Air Corps
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Palm Beach
Fla
Spars
Harry Macy
Charles Macy
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Fort Keaney
R. I
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Pfc
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Brooksfield
R. C. Ilten
Nineteenth Avenue
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Camp Livingston
Mies
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J Avenue
Joseph W. Belehrad
Joseph Belehrad
Thirteenth Avenue
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Ark
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Fred Hasley
Twelfth Street
Corp
Hasley
Sheppard Field
Wiliam H. Auman
D. R. Auman
Spokane
Rapid City
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E. S. Hobel
Wilson Avenue
Hobel
Naval Training School
Farragut
Idaho
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Hondo
Lee Hobel
Fort Knox
Thomas F. Miller
Fourth Avenue
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Quartermaster’s
Camp Lee, Va
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Sam J. Nassif
Nassif
Fort Crook
Clyde I. Winne
Jefferson Barracks
Doris Lane
Palo
Allison Hotel
Edward James Piedlau
Mary Piedlau
First Avenue W
Camp Bowie
Baker
Ahlgren
Turner Service
John B. Turner Funeral Directors
Second Avenue
Eighth Street
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