Davidson College Helps War Effort Through Civilian Study
Davidson College on the Mecklenburg ridge balanced civilian instruction with military training from 1943 to 1944. Alumni figures show 2,380 in service, over 1,400 commissioned officers, 150 alumni with 359 decorations, including several generals, pilots, and chaplains, reflecting ROTC strength and wartime contribution.
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North Mecklenburg
Davidson College
Christian College
Davidson
Army Air Forces
War Department
Army
College
ROTC
Civilian College
Don E. Scott
Richmond
Fried W. Rankin
Photo Transmission Planned From Shipboard At Invasion Beach Heads
The navy announced experiments use radio photo transmission directly from shipboard at invasion beaches to speed news from the Pacific war. Four communications ships supported Iwo Jima and Okinawa beach heads for this purpose. Guam to San Francisco already carried radio photo transmissions. The Iwo Jima flag raising photo by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal was sent seven minutes after reaching Guam.
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Wasrington
Navy
Guam
San Francisco
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Associated Press
Joe Rosenthal
Iwo
Smashing Of Nazi Cartel System Begun
United States launches vigorous campaign to dismantle German cartel system to prevent future war risk. State and War Department officials say seizure of I G Farben plants in the U S occupied zone in Germany is a forerunner to more actions. Allied control council urged to adopt uniform policy across zones to curb cartel power.
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Washington
United States
State
War Department
I. G. Farben
U. S
Germany
Allied Control Council
State Department
Cruiser Columbia Is Back In Action After Bomb Hit
The light cruiser Columbia, veteran of Pacific battles, was struck by a Japanese bomb in the Philippine campaign but has returned to action after repairs at Terminal Island California. Casualties totaled 184 with 60 killed. The ship resumed sea duty following a 77 day, 875 worker repair period. The text also notes Allied control council plans and impending decisions about German industry ahead of a major Three meeting.
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Davidson
Brooks E. Allen
Pacific Arm of the
Air Corps
Wilmington
N. C
Daniel Sven, Jr
Miami
Florida
Midway
Neal A. Scott
Rome
Kendall Campbell
Lakin
Kansas
Charles L. Steel
Army Commission
Army
Davidson College
Army Reserve
Martin L
Europe
Smith
John C. McNeely
Charlotte
Leyte
Washington
Navy
Columbia
Pacific
Philippine
Terminal Island
Calif
Naval Dry Dock
Bert
Allied Control Council
South America
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Manchukuo
Albert C
Stutts
Liberty
G. B. Mackenzie
Alex F Schenck
William T. Johnson
Dalton
W. L. Mellwinen
Fayetteville
N.C
Caton Dennis
Eddie Steere
Asheboro
Charles H. Wilson
Sumter
S. C
Daniel Iverson
W. Holt Barnwell
Alex F. Schenck
Walter E. Gurley
Winston-Salem
T. E. Downie
Little Ne Ark
Scott
Bogota
Ilombia
New Guinea
Wilhelmina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy Branch
Adis
Turkestan
Clover Brand Dairies
Royal Milk
Clover Brand Dairies, Inc
J. R. Willis
Duke Power Company
Progess
Piedmont Carolinas
Duke
South Main Street
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