Four officers recall MTB Squadron 3% at Melville and Philippines
In officers quarters at Melville Rhode Island four young MTB Squadron 3% officers recount the unit that sailed for the Philippines. Lieutenant Brantingham arrives from Australia. Lieutenant Bulkeley, famed for bringing MacArthur out of Bataan, delegates duties to Lieutenant Kelly. The narrative blends brave deeds with harsh realities of inadequate armor and the broader tragedy of the campaign.
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Motor Torpedo Boat
Melville
Rhode Island
MTB Squadron
Philippines
Henry J. Brantingham
Australia
America
MacArthur
John Bulkeley
Bataan
Navy
Bulkeley
Robert Bolling Kelly
Kelly
Tim
Ensigna
Anthony Akers
George E. Cox Jr
Expendable duty shaping a torpedo boat crew's stand
Four officers of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron three recount the dawn of war at Cavite and Mariveles. They describe the mindset of expendability, the swift drift from training to combat, and the improvisation needed as Japanese forces approach Manila Bay. The narrative follows Bulkeley, Akers, Kelly, and peers who adapt to mounting uncertainty, fuel shortages, and sudden orders as they hold lines guarding the bay.
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Newport
Philippines
John Bulkeley
Poe
Tve
Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three
Packard
Panama Canal
Manila Bay
Honolulu
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Los Angeles
Bataan Peninsula
Batangas
Corregidor Island
Cavite
Admiral Hart
Far Eastern Fleet
Formosa
Bulkeley
Akers
Rockwell
Ray
Bataan
Mariveles
Army and Navy Club
Zamboanga
Davao
Luzon
Aparri
Corregidor
Dutch East Indies
Mari»veles
Siziman Cove
Agnes Paulson Local Editor Seeks Post Office Role
Agnes Paulson is listed as local editor and member of Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association. The notice notes placement of the paper in Cler mont, Fayette County, Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Clermont
Fayette County
Iowa
Clermont Local News Social Ties and Family News
Local residents share meals and visits with relatives and military guests. W R Blake and Lolita visit in Ressler and Halverson households, while Lt Clarence Kittleson and Cpl Donald Larson stay with friends. Lolita Blake visits from Dysart. Janet Anne Current born to Norman and Lenore Current in Clinton.
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W. R. Blake
Lolita
Supt
T. C. Ressler
G. A. Roland
J. C. Halverson
Cpl
Donald Larson
Tenn
Clarence Kittleson
South Carolina
Henry Kittleson
Andrew Wattmid
Evan Lien
Lolita Blake
Dysart
Local notices and visits mark weekend events in Clermont area
Morning returned to St Marys School of Nursing in Rochester after a home visit. Mrs Nelson and Elmer visited Fayette over Sunday in the Maurer home. Lt Kittleson returned to Columbia after a five day visit with parents. Numerous dinners and suppers noted, including Loftsgard birthday party with Brainard and West Union guests. News also covers visits to Postville, Frankville, Dysart illness, and a charity fat sale by Mrs Halverson chairing salvage.
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St. Mary’s School of Nursing
Rochester
Minn
John Nelson
Elmer
Fayette
Fred Maurer
Clarence B. Kittleson
Columbia
South Carolina
Henry Kittleson
Millard Nelson
Lunheo
Farmers urged to test soybean seeds for germination
Farmers planning soybeans next spring should conduct a preliminary germination test on their own farm. Place a sample in moist sand at room temperature. if germination falls below 75 percent, the lot is unfit for seed.
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Aimoties
Dunkirk
Europe
Clermont Enterprise
Agnes Paulson
Camp Forest
Martin Minihan
Volga
Dan Burke
Dorothy
I. C. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Postville
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery
Norene Boley
Charles Bigler
Mrs. Quinn
Evelyn
Oelwein
Fred. Bigler
Elizabeth ‘Crowe
United Service Women's Organization
Andrew Molokken
Reuben Hackmann
Paul
Ezra Rowland
Elvira Johnson
Arlene Johnson
Bolson
Bolson’s
C. M. Kneeland
Ines
Reader's
Haz
Jreader
Digeer
Neemissiy
Fea
EPD
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