Tank Destroyer Unit Portrays Bold, Proud Crew in England
Ernie Pyle describes a tank destroyer unit stationed in England, detailing their tight teamwork around a single gun, their eagerness to fight the Jerries, and the strong bonds among crew members led by Sergt. Dick Showalter and Lieut. Col. Joseph Deeley. The piece highlights camaraderie, rough conditions, and personal stories including Showalter’s marriage to a local girl Edna Kuhns, and Pfc. James McClory’s humor and loyalty to Capt. John Jay Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Dick Showalter
S. Gharker St
Muncie
Ind
Sergeant Showalter
Showalter
Pfc
Bob Cartwright
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bob
Behind the Scenes Fight Over Price Controls in Congress
The piece outlines a bitter struggle in Congress over the emergency price control act with farm and business groups uniting behind Kenneth Wherry amendments. It critiques OPA legal tactics, notes farm leaders demand court challenges and parity price defenses, and acknowledges administration resistance and staff turnover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
The
Farmers of America
OPA
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb
Farm Group
National Grange
A. S. Goss
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward O'Neal
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
John H. Davis
National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation
Charles W. Holman
Chester Bowles
Office of
Price Administration
Life With the Tank Destroyer Units in World War II
English dogs attach themselves to tank destroyer units while soldiers on the Continent cannot keep pets. In peacetime the crews had pigs as pets and shaved them for novelty. Top commanders labored under constant strain after months planning the second front. Thousands of high ranking men toil from dawn until late at night with little rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
Charles Harding
Olmsted Falls
Cleveland
Pfc
James Francis McClory
Guthrie Street
McClory
Alfred
Cleveland Welding Company
McCloys
John Jay Kennedy
Fawndale Road
Roslindale
Mass
Ground Force Chief Missouri born hero of Bizerte victory
Bradley, a Missouri born quiet-mannered leader, was the hero of the American win at Bizerte. His task is to guide his men from the channel toward Berlin.
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Bradley
Bizerte
Berlin
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Ernie Pyle
Joseph Deeley
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
Barrow Lyons
WIU
Ireland
Spain
France
Britain
Algeria
Switz
Norway
Ataly
Germany
Czechoslovakia
YUGO
Slavia
Wastin Ses
South England
Seine River
Seine Bay
English Channel
Akhastiansand
Denmark
Aarhus
Watereraven
United Nations
Erwin Rommel
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hitler
Europe
Signal Corps
Sweden
Air Chief Marshal
Sir Arthur Tedder
Omar Nelson Bradley
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