Isherwood Saves Ship After Depth Charge Explosion
RED RYDER tells of the Isherwood delaying entry to port at Kora ma Retta to prevent further damage as a depth charge exploded 25 minutes after an attack. Total casualties listed as 83. Williams notes his brother John J. Williams served with the Seventh Infantry and the brothers met only briefly in Pearl Harbor before their deployments. The elder Williams was discharged.
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Feem
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Okinawa
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Seventh Infantry
Asaults
Pearl Harbor
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Harry Williams Reveals Depth-Charge Fire on Destroyer
Ship's cook Harry Williams tells how an American destroyer near Okinawa survived a depth charge fire after a Japanese plane crash. He recalls the moment the enemy hit a 5 inch gun and started fires, including a ruptured depth charge, with damage control teams quelling all but the depth charge blaze within minutes.
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Laberwood
Williams
Tee Isherwood
Karame Retia
Okinawa
Useir
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Terres
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Potato storage at Ashford farm market completed
Storage of sweet potatoes at Ashford farm market finished with 2,000 bushels curing. CM Ling farm agent said the facility, one of six rooms owned by ten growers, will not accept more potatoes. The storage serves as a demonstration of curing value for winter sale. The AP notes veterans arriving overseas in crates including several named soldiers aboard ships in Boston, New York, and other ports.
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Ashford
CM. Ling
Ling
Tax Assessment Deadline Nearing in Houston County
Tax assessors warn property owners they have less than two months to report real and personal property for tax, with books opened Oct 1 and closing Dec 31. From Jan 1 assessments become delinquent and a 50 cent fee applies. after the third Monday in January a 10 percent penalty and loss of exemptions follow for those not filing.
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Houston County
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