Promotion of T-5 Leon Cherry to Technician Fourth Grade
Leon Cherry of Dethen has been promoted to Technician Fourth Grade with H TM Troop, 12th Cavalry Regiment, First Cavalry Division in Tokyo. A five month veteran of the First Cavalry, he joined the Army in December 1944, trained at Camp Blanding, sailed overseas in May 1945, and earned the Arctic Pacific theater ribbon with one campaign star for Luzon plus the Philippine Liberation ribbon with one star.
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New World Question Is Has Peace Really Returned To Europe
Helen Camp reports from Stockholm on postwar Europe where traffic hazards include omnipresent bicycles in Denmark and Sweden, camouflaged German cars in Scandinavia, and unstable Finnish air travel with aging DC-2s. Nonstop Parliament elevators add to the scene as Helsinki’s capital buzzes with danger and whimsy.
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Tiny Ship Revenge Claims It Was First To Enter Tokyo Bay
Veterans and crew from Revenge and other small minesweepers dispute accounts crediting San Diego as the first ship into Tokyo Bay after Japan’s capitulation. Letters and memories circulate among crews as they stress their vessels’ roles amid a parade of claims from the Victory Fleet.
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Bizarre Hazards and Wandering Pedestrians Echo Times Square Frustration
A fragmentary meditation on noisy streets and reckless behavior. It cites pedestrians drifting with hands behind their backs, misjudged car contacts, and awkward hotel door exits. The author notes revolving doors in Sweden and tea tray temptations in England, concluding with a longing for a Times Square traffic jam.
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