Lawrence Oakley Wieessed Invasions Highlight Career
The article recalls Lieutenant Lawrence Oakley Wieessed USNR of 408 N Park Gemwe. A veteran aboard battleships and carrier task forces, he served in Mindoro Iwo Jima and supported operations toward Tokyo. His first hand experiences span Okinawa and Pasar, marking a year of service on the new battleship.
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Lawrence ¢. Oakley
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Sconsin
Tokyo
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Early WW2 Navy Service Noted By Lieut Oakley
Lieutenant Oakley recounts wartime service aboard the USS Wisconsin and related ships from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay. He witnessed the Franklin attack near Okinawa, the carrier strikes on Tokyo and Iwo Jima, and the Wisconsin’s actions in Leyte Gulf and the Tokyo Bay surrender period aboard the fleet anchorages near Japan.
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Pearl Harbor
Ulithi
Peere
Pacific
Kansin
Vadmeray
Cini
Min‘doro
Leyte
Paign
Oakley
Franklin
Okinawa
Lieut
Ogkdev
Tokyo Bay
En- Tancé
Mussup
Politicos Drawing Lines For State Races Next Year
Alabama political sphere buzzes over heralded state race lines. Leaders like Lt Gov Handy Ellis and Commissioner Joe N Poole reportedly weigh gubernatorial bids while Farm Bureau discussions in Biloxi plan announcements. Notables Elbert Boozer Jim Folsom Gordon Persons Waller Givhan and E E Hale circle potential roles as formal declarations loom at the Alabama Farm Bureau convention amid ongoing party maneuvering.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Farm
Bilox
Miss
Millee
Calia
Joe N. Poole
Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Poole
Handy Ellis
Capitol
Public Service Commission
Gordon Persons
Farm Bureau
Anniston
Elbert Boozer
Cullman
Jim Folsom
Waller C. Givhan
Dallas
Agriculture and Industries
Givhan
Agriculture
House
E. E. Hale
Hay
Trip Ashore: Tokyo Destruction and Yokohama Naval Base Sighted
The narrator recalls Tokyo leveled by bombing with widespread poverty and uniforms among survivors at ashore. Yokohama and Yokosuka also suffered severe damage while the Nagoya battleship at Yokosuka Naval Base lay fire-blackened and out of operation. Lieutenant Oakley earned Asiatic-Pacific and Philippines Liberation ribbons. his family resided in Dothan and his mother in Columbia.
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Yokosuka Naval Base
Tokyo
Yokosuka
Nagoya
Oakley
Philippines
Dothan
W. F. Oakley
Ives
Columbia
Local race hints at Paterson decision on candidacy
Paterson signaled he would await developments before deciding on his rumored bid. Elsewhere in the race, Seu Mortoe Black of Lowndes County vies for Secretary of State while John Brandon seeks to retain State Attorney.
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Good Paterson
Seu Mortoe Black
Lowndes
Conasy
Will Stek
John Brandon
Capitan Po Ps Playarg Fos Cards Close to Her Chest
Brandon, the quadrennial candidate who has never been defeated, may run for Secretary of State or Treasurer. The text hints at a political shift or decision pending, with speculation on future office and long-standing candidacy.
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Brandon
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