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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
3
A solitary fighter on Okinawa reportedly wiped out a Japanese pocket, killing 30 enemy soldiers in a single action. The fragmentary report notes the survivor’s name and unit are unclear, with no additional context available.
Sgt. Dave Cantlope, son of Mrs. Davetta Cantlope of Sami son, is at Camp Butner Redistribution Station for six weeks before joining the United Kingdom assignment. He previously spent 36 months in the Pacific theater as a construction foreman and earned the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with three battle stars, the Good Conduct Medal, and the pre Pearl Harbor ribbon.
Private James W. Has, husband of Mrs. Eudean Hardy of Dothan, received the Combat Infantryman Badge in Germany with General Tattan's Third Arm, according to a report from the area. He also holds the ETO ribbon for service in the European theater.
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