The Battle for the Philippines Told by MTB Squadron 3 Officers
Four of five naval officers recount their part in the December 1942 defense of the Philippines. Lieut. John Bulkeley and Lieut. R. B. Kelly lead the driven motor torpedo boats as they face air raids, submarine tenders, and sabotaged fuel. Marines, nurses, and a perilous Subic Bay raid populate the narrative with vivid, frontline detail.
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The
Philippines
Wis
Iest
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
John Bulkeley
Leutenant
R. B. Kelly
Anthony Akers
George FE. Cox Jr
Henry J. Brantingham
Australia
Bulkeley
Lieut
Kelly
Accrat
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Mariveles
Butuan
Sissman Cove
Lieut. Kelly
Lieut. Bulkeley
Subic
DeLong
Binanga
Grande Island
Hinin Point
Binanygs
Chiquita Island
Binanga Point
Midwives Deliver One In Eleven U S Births
Midwives remain essential as about one in eleven babies born in the United States enters the world under midwifery care. The data indicate a substantial role for midwives across populations, with notable activity in delivering Negro births and other communities.
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United States
Clermont selects Norman Breckner as county superintendent
Twenty five years ago a son was born to Mr and Mrs Louie Olson at the Postville hospital. Margaret Rafferty is home from Town City for spring break from the state university. Clermont will provide Fayette county with a new county superintendent of schools. Prof Norman J Breckner, head of Clermont schools, was chosen on the second ballot at the convention in West Union Tuesday. John Sheehy Jr left for Camp Dodge to begin Army training. Clermont school closes for spring vacation and teachers return home. Mrs Thos Colliton visits Cedar Rapids Lewiston Idaho Spokane. Mr and Mrs James Powers plan Barber Montana as their future home.
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Louie Olson
Postville Hospital
Margaret Rafferty
State University
Clermont
Fayette County
Lat West Union
Norman J. Breckner
John Sheehy, Jr
Camp Dodge
U. S. Army
North Dakota
Thos
Colliton
Lon
Cedar Rapids
Lewiston
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
James Powers
Barber
Montana
Pilatus Ghost Legend Draws Tourists and Botanists
Mountain visitors and researchers climb Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland seeking the famed Pilate’s ghost said to haunt the slopes, a legend remembered since the 16th century and still drawing interest today.
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Mt. Pilatus
Switzerland
Pilate
Jowis Ration Calendar Details For Iowa War Period
Ration deadlines list second inspection dates for Class A B and G rations with specific deadlines for gas, fuel, sugar, coffee, and meat stamps. Zone A and B counties defined for fuel oil. Shoes Coupon No 17 expires June 15. A quote about a diplomat ends the item.
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Lyon
Osceola
Sioux, O'Brien
Dickinson
Emmet
Clay
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Winnebago
Hancock
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Mitchell
Howard
Floyd
Chickasaw
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corregidor
Peggy
Kely
Turme
Ensign Akers
Ensign Cox
Larely
China
Subic Bay
Martino
Tokyo
MacArthur
D.S.C
Ilinin Point
Bethh
Ensign Plant
Napa Point
Joe
Cockburn
Ninety-second American Infantry
Reid
Sabic Bay
Bataan
General Wainwright
Ensign Chandler
Chandler
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery and Genuine Parts
Clermont, Iowa
U.S
I. C. Jerdee
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Jowi’s Ration Calendar
Piies
Wiplomat
Miles Nervine
Reader's Digest
APFD
Postoffics
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