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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1944
Page
7
Allied air forces bomb coastal targets along the Greek coast in coordination with land troops. Reports indicate destruction of enemy craft and naval air activity near Corinth and Athens as operations continue across the region.
Telegram from the War Department to Mrs. Mittle P. Gilmer of Dothan Route Four reports Private First Class John H. Gilmer seriously wounded in action in France on September 14. The telegram begins with regret to inform you your son is wounded.
The report covers ongoing WWII actions with Gilmer wounded in France and Snell commissioned as Ensign at Pensacola. It details Hungarian resistance near Kecskemét, Turkish-front diggings near Vienna, and heavy Soviet pressure along Latvia and Memel fronts. Russians advance toward Tilsit, Insterburg, and Konigsberg. Budapest exposed as German defense reorganizes amid harsh weather and reinforcements.
A wartime appeal urges donations to the War Prisoners Aid fund as part of the National War Fund. It describes prisoners behind wire and walls needing books, sports equipment, textbooks, paints, plays, and games to keep morale and education alive. It stresses broad Alabama support and urges substantial gifts.
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