Elkmont Lad Star Winner Receives Bronze Arrowhead
Staff Sergeant Paul Locke veteran of Leyte Luzon New Guinea and Admiralty Island campaigns earned the Bronze Arrowhead for amphibious assault landings. He served as mess sergeant with the 592d Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment and was praised for first hot beach meal at Leyte.
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Paul Locke
Louise
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Geant Locke
New Guinea
Admiralty Island
592D
Locke
Franklin Seibert
Xth Army Corps
Verne Mudge
1St Cavalry Division
Army
Paul
Redstone Ordnance Plant
Huntsville
Aubie Locke
Buckner Killed With Victory At Hand
Lt General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was killed by a Japanese shell during the Okinawa campaign as U S forces closed in on victory. He was 58, a native of Kentucky and the highest ranking American officer fallen in combat in this war. Funeral services were held near Hagushi beach. He leaves a widow Adele Blanc and three children Simon Buckner III William Buckner and May Buckner.
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Okinawa
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Tenth
Germany
Japan
Buckner
Eighth Regimental Combat Team
Gen
Harry Hill
Adm
Nimitz
David Lawrence
Guam
Tenth Army
Shuri
Seventh Infantry Division
Hagushi Beach
Simon, Jr
Munfordville
Young Buckner
Virginia Military Institute
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Adele Blanc
Simon Bolivar Buckner III
Signal Corps
Europe
William Claiborne Buckner
May Buckner
Red Cross
San Francisco
Mrs. Buckner
Memorial services set for Gen Buckner Jr in Anniston
Memorial services will be held Thursday night in Anniston for Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr a former Fort McClellan post commander killed in action on Okinawa. Speakers include Col George C Nielsen and Col Harry M Ayers publisher of The Anniston Star. Ayers brother Lt Comdr Sanford E Ayers was on Buckner's staff.
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Anniston
Ala
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Fort McClellan
Okinawa
American Legion
Buckner
22Nd Infantry
The
Legion
Rotary Club
George C Nielsen
Harry M. Ayers
Anniston Star
Alabama Department of the Legion
Col. Ayers
Sanford E. Ayers
Gen
Buckner Death Shocks Pacific Forces After Victory Day
The command of the Ryukyus and ground forces shifts to Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger as Adm. Nimitz confirms Lt. Gen. Buckner's death. Buckner died in the Pacific theater alongside a tribute praising his leadership and courage during victory.
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Ryukyus
Roy S. Geiger
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Geiger
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Buckner
Pacific Ocean
Custards Baked Slowly at Three Hundred Degrees
The article notes that custards achieve best texture when cooked slowly at 300 degrees. It emphasizes controlled heat to prevent curdling and ensure even settling.
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