Two Dakotans Get High Navy Awards For Salerno Jobs
Allied Headquarters reports ninety nine medals and commendations awarded to officers and men of the cruiser Savannah for heroism when struck by an enemy aerial bomb November 9 while protecting Fifth Army landings in the Gulf of Salerno. Lt Com John C Speer of Annapolis Maryland received a posthumous Legion of Merit for prior damage control efforts that saved many lives. Captain Robert W Cary of Newport Rhode Island earned a Gold Star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit for expert seamanship and counterflooding measures to regain ship control. Lt Gg Julfin P Muller of New York City received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for directing abandonment of the turret and rescuing two men amid imminent magazine explosion. Other Legion of Merit recipients included Com David D Scott of Webster South Dakota and a commendation to Patrick E O’Neill of Wall South Dakota.
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Giers
Savannah
Fifth Army
Gulf of Salerno
Adm
Lyal A. Davidson
John C. Speer
Annapolis
Robert W. Cary
Newport
R. 1
Hescues
Julfin P. Muller
New York City
Legion of Merit
Com
David D. Scott
Webster
S. D
Patrick E. O'Neill
Wall
Navy Lure Fails To Draw Out Japs
Washington reports Capt. John Hi Cassady said the carrier Saratoga and task force failed to draw the Japanese fleet from Truk Harbor during “guinea pig runs.” He noted 30 days of fighting across the Pacific with four air fields knocked out, two warships sunk, 12 damaged, 24 planes shot down, 23 more possibly, and 24 on the ground.
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Washington
Truk
John Hi. Cassady
Cassady
Saratoga
South Pacific
Pacific
Patton in Middle East Seen Likely Balkan Invasion Plan
Washington estimates say Allied bombings have crippled about 60 percent of Germanys prime industrial targets and 60 of 90 are needed to open an invasion road. Patton has appeared in the Middle East, with speculation he may lead Balkan operations as heavy air strikes target Nazi bases near Athens.
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Washington
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
Middle East
Patton
Balkan
Hitler
Balkans
15Th Air Force
Athens
Ramblers Club Meets at Home for Chinese Checkers
On December 16 the Monday Night Ramblers gathered at Mrs. P. A. Haugen's home in Alpena to play Chinese checkers, the group reports a cheerful meeting and social time.
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Alpena
Ramblers Club
Ramblers
P. A, Haugen
Tired Hidneys Often Bring Sleepless Nights
Fragmented OCR text mentions a person and health themes. The readable lines suggest health concerns, personal life, and a general note about freedom and caution, but the content is garbled and lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities. The article appears to be stray notes rather than a coherent report.
Men in battle not yellow, says Army psychologist
Dr Charles Bird, psychologist, told Minnesota trainees that several strides have cut mental crackups among soldiers. He cited the Eighth Bomber Command in England, where only 1 percent of combat casualties were psychiatric due to careful selection, good officer enlisted relations, and full briefing.
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Minneapolis
Eighth Bomber Command
England
Bird
Radio Tonight's Listings Horn in Primetime
NBC schedule includes Bob Burns Fanny Brice Frank Morgan Bing Crosby Joan Davis Abbott and Costello March of Time CBS offers Suspense Death Valley Days Major Bowes Dinah Shore First Line Dick Haymes Wings to Victory MBS features Johnson Family Human Adventure Alfredo Antonini concert Dale Carnegie afternoon event
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NBC
Bob Burns
Fanny Brice
Frank Morgan
Bing Crosby
Joan Davis
Abbott and Costello
Sam Rayburn
CBS
Major Bowes
Dick Haymes
Q Street
Coast Guard
Hal McIntyre
Wings To Victory
Oe Mbs
Johnson Family
Alfredo Antonini
Dale Carnegie
Temporary Promotions of Army Officers Announced
Washington December 15 The War Department announced temporary promotions of officers including Thomas Randall French of Yale Route 1 AC to captain Milton Dwight Faul Mac Dixon Matrice Eugene Von Wald Gettysburg James Everett Pops Waubay and Paul Walter Yale to first lieutenant and staff roles in the South Dakota unit with multiple destinations listed.
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Washington
War Department
South Dakota
Thomas Randal French
Yale
von Yv
Milton Dwight Faul
Mac
Dixon
Eugene von Wald
Gettysburg
James Everett Pops
Waubay
Joseph
Paul Walter
City Briefs Highlight Paratrooper Wings and Visits
Pvt Merlin Twogood received his paratrooper wings at Ft. Benning Georgia. Other notes mention Christmas finance offers and fur clearance events. Visitors include Mrs Freeman Wood and son from Winnetka visiting Grace D Richards in Marvin Hughitt Hotel, with various travel and postal details.
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Merlin Twogood
Ft. Benning
Fifet
PT R. Ae
Northwest Finance Co
Freeman -Wood
Freeman
Winnetka
Oil
Jadv
Kiel Bros
Vital Statistics Announced for Hand County
November reports list 13 births seven deaths and six marriages. Newborns include children of Nation Highmore Sisk Miller and Bonbright Wea singington. deaths include Karst Haverstock Redmond Moon Rath and Keck infant. Marriages feature Keywood Stobbs Weave Lawrence Hargens Karst Dennis Gilvre y Moon and Smith Blachford.
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Miller
Hand
Long
John J. Nation
Highmore
Carl Sisk
Fredrick
Sivertsen
Norris
E.’ Bonbright
Weasington
Virgil Almond
Antor
Flottmeyer
Vincent A. Moon
St. Lawerence
John Shepard
Floyd McKinney
Merrill ‘Keck
St. Lawrence
Ralph D. Filson
Gann Valley
Mary Dorothy Karst
William
Albert Haverstock
Glenn Redmond
Orrin
Grover ‘Harvey
Ree Heights
Judith Ann Moon
Ruth Ann Rath
Ree
Heights
Keck
James Burl Keywood
Lola Maxine Stobbs
Washington, D. C
Charles E. Weave Lawrence
Alvina A. Hargens
Wer
Leon Karst
Ardith
Dennis
Colin MclGilvrey
Wessington
Margaret Stubbs
James W
Manning
Josephine Steinleitner
Norman Blachford
Irene Smith
Weather figures for the day with historical highs and lows
The bulletin records this date's temperature with a year ago high of 40 and low of 16, and an all time high of 82 and low of 20. It notes month to date precipitation, year to date totals, and normal values, with sunrise at 9 02 a m and sunset at 5 56 p m.
South Dakota Weather Outlook This Week
South Dakota forecast calls for fair and warmer conditions this afternoon and tonight. East portions will see partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures Friday. The outlook emphasizes mild temperatures with increasing cloudiness in eastern areas by Friday.
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South Dakota
Huron
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