Rommel's Counterattack Hits Mareth Line Front
War dispatch from Mareth line reports Marshal Rommel launching a heavy counterattack against the Eighth Army bridgehead. Nightlong bombardment with 88 and 210 mm shells, tank and infantry push toward Chott Oued Laoneal east of Zarat, while snipers and by passed garrison holdouts reinforce the assault.
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Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Erwin Rommel
Chott Oled la Oneal
Zarat
Mereth Line
Mareth
Three Eastern Iowans Join Naval Aviation Cadets
James Sufficool and two other Iowans began training as naval aviation cadets at Iowa State College this month. Sufficool, 21, left Cedar Rapids March 11 for duty. his brothers and sister also appear in the family line. The group includes Dale Newman of Martelle and Duane Kalisen of South English, among 50 cadets nationwide.
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James Sufficool
Glen A. Sufficool
Oakland Drive
Iowa State College
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Men Attend North Africa Red Cross Dance
Dominic Prochaska son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Prochaska attended a dance for men in the newly opened Red Cross club in North Africa. He describes Cedar Rapids service members George Chmelick and Robert Trachta who are reported missing, and Miriam Stehlik a WAAC member from Cedar Rapids also present. Pfc Robert Julis and others are noted as part of the article. Prochaska plays the sax.
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Red Cross
North Africa
Dominic Prochaska
Joseph Prochaska
Waveland Drive
Cedar Rapids
George Chmelick
Robert Trachta
Miriam Stehlik
WAAC
Pfc
Robert Julis
J. J. Julis
Twenty-first Street
Young Prochaska
Four-Metered Bomber Consumes 350 Gallons Hourly
A four-metered bomber flies at 250 miles per hour and uses 350 gallons of gasoline each hour. The report notes fuel burn rate and high-speed capability for the aircraft.
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Rommel
Ned Russell
Messerschmitts
H. R. Reynolds
Camburncourt SE
Amiel R. Slick
Fort Leavenworth, Kan
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Side Red Cross
Naval Aviation
Sufficool
Robert
West
Arthur
Paul
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Service Dance
Montgom
Montgomery Ward
American Gas Association
War Production Board
Wards
Second Street
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