Marshall’s perilous path from field command to secretary of state
The profile follows George C. Marshall from a disciplined dawn routine to stylistic restraint as he weighs war roles and peace. Roosevelt pressures him to lead from the field, Pershing’s doubts linger, and Congress debates rank as Marshall maps global strategy and postwar security.
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George Catlett Marshall
Midway
Europe
Pershing
Marshall
Roosevelt
George
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Grant
Lee
New Legs and New Jobs Aid Disabled Vets
Loyal Meek reports on two World War II veterans from Linn County Edward J. McGuire of Marion and Onak Littell of NE Linn County who lost legs in combat. McGuire opened a courthouse lunch counter valued at over 2000 dollars with support from veterans groups, while Littell works in Universal Engineering's service department. Both men are shown as active contributors with future prospects and community backing.
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Linn County
Edward J. McGuire
Marion
Oonak Littell
Wildwood Drive
Belgium
McGuire
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
American Legion
Legion
E. D. Heusinkveld
Iowa State Employment Commission
Linn
FO McGuire
Arlene Bur
Gladys Lantz
Fifteenth Avenue
Fern Lerch
Pnw
Stark Construction Company
Vincent and
Robert Stark
Linn J. Rick
Dean Barnhizer
Veterans of World War II Repair Crews Noted in Belgian Bulge and Pacific Service
The record recalls Lt. Littell, a 84th Division squad leader, wounded by a German mortar near Travenaux as he and two men established outposts. He lost both legs en route to a hospital after evacuation. He later married Oy Van de Walker in 1946. Separate notes mention sailors McGuire and Burger, with McGuire surviving kamikaze damage on a ship after losing both legs, and Burger and Littell later purchasing homes in Marion and frequenting Universal Hospital.
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Travenaux
Littell
Oy van de Walker
C. W. Littell
Wildwood Drive
McGuire
Universal
Sinenmen
Marion
Fifth Avenue
Edward C. McGuire
Fifteenth Avenue
Roosevelt High School
Navy
Ponce de Leon Buried at His Sought Site
Fragmentary note claims Ponce de Leon sought a fabled spring and that his body rests at the location he pursued, though details remain uncertain.
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Ponce de Leon
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FDR
George C. Marshall
Marc J. Parsons
NEA
Cat
Walter Reed Hospital
Florida
Coast
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Patterson
Leesburg
China
State Department
Moscow
Disabled Veterans
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Red
Hatch and Brookman
Wisconsin
Ogden and Adams
Orrick, Vetter-May
Rubias Hardware Company
Cartwright’s
Harry L. Johnson
Darragh
Al’s
Corot’s
Paulson’s
Jirouch Construction Company
Hillbrunner Music Company
Sutton’s Appliances
May Drug Company
Borden Company
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Iowa-Ilonis Gas Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Sears Roebuck and Company
Wilson and Company
Colonial Baking Company
Western Grocery Company
Lagomarcino-Grape Company
Sanitary Farm Dairies
Harold H. Littell
Photo Studio
Radioear
Phonemaster
Radiomaster
Noisemaster
G. Andresen
Radiobar
Guaranty
Restonic
Dodge-Dickinson CO
Bloomington, Ill
Qual
Fashionable New Col
Selec
cCanford
Third Avenue
Dial
Davis
Lute
South Pacific
Davis Cleaners
First Street
First Avenue
Bigvensh
Naux
West Bank
Ruhr
Belgian Bulge
Asiatic-Pacific
O'Meara Clothing CO
Ave.s
Cedar Rapids
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