Life on the Marianas Islands Under Occupation
Ernie Pyle describes vast American camps and varied entertainment on the three Marianas islands. He notes transportation limits, destroyed towns, lush vegetation, and the abundance of outdoor movies, USO stages, radios, and sports facilities to combat island boredom for soldiers stationed far from home.
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Marianas Islands
Indianapolis
Marianas
Aro Place
Europe
America
USO
Couple Eludes Japs 3 Years In Philippines
Betty De Carbonal recounts fleeing Japanese forces for three years in the Philippines with her husband William and their three children. They lived in 70 thatch homes eating monkey meat rice and coconuts, while teaching Mimi and Michael to read in sand. The husband remains a navy lieutenant in the Pacific.
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Berkeley
Calif
Michael
William Carbonal
Pacific
McIntyre Sentenced 20 to 25 Years in Slaying Case
Judge John H. Clement sentences 29 year old David H. McIntyre to 20 to 25 years for the February 24 slaying of soldier Lawson at the Astor cafe. McIntyre testified Lawson followed him intoxicated and reached for a hidden item prompting the stabbing. State witnesses challenged McIntyre’s account as the trial proceeded.
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John H. Clement
David H. McIntyre
Sohen
Astor
Clement
McIntyre
Lawson
Astor Cafe
Ed Lawson
MacIntyre
The War Today on Allied Fronts and Coordinated Strike
The Western and Eastern fronts are heating up with planned offensives. The Red command and Supreme Headquarters in the West coordinate well to strike simultaneously, creating maximum pressure. The ideal military situation would force Germany to split forces, preventing bolstering one theatre.
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Germany
Red Command
Road to Berlin fronts distances by fronts
Eastern front 32 miles from Zerlin. Western front 270 miles from Remagen bridgehead. Italian front 544 miles from the Reno river.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Zerlin
Remagen
Reno River
Allies Signal Westward German Push Through Kuestrin
The Russian capture of Kuestrin is a major victory that may set the Red Army for a broad all out offensive. The Soviet drive could strike west on both flanks and into Berlin’s defenses as Allied forces prepare further Rhine crossings and a large First Army attack from the Rhine bridgehead.
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Kuestrin
Oder
Berlin
Rhenish
Rhine
First Army
Ludendorff
von ‘Rundstedt
Remagen
Eisenhower
Russians Press North of Frankfurt as Kustrin Falls
Moscow reports bold Soviet advances north of Frankfurt and claims the fortress Kustrin has fallen after five days of fierce fighting. German defenses around the southeast triangle near the Warthe and Oder are said to be collapsing as Red Army forces push toward Danzig and fuel reports of German disarray.
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Frankfurt
Hi Command
Moscow
Kuestrin
Berlin
Danzig
Moscow Tehes
Warthe River
Oder
Gregory
Zhukov
Zhu
Chinese Troops Retake Suichwan From Japanese
Chinese counterattacks recaptured Suichwan the former U S air base midway between Hongkong and Hankow after Japanese withdrawal toward Kanhsien. Chinese advisories say the base east of Japan's west wall is back in Chinese hands as they seek to cut railway links to isolate Kanhsien forces.
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Chungking
Suichwan
U.S
Ces Province
Hongkong
Hankow
14Th Air Force
Japan
West Wall
China
Kanhsien
Kukong
Canton-Hankow
Yank Tanks Pace Zamboanga Capture as Marines Advance
Manila reports the 41st division seized Zamboanga town and four nearby villages two miles north of the town while engineers reconditioned a captured bomber airfield 215 miles from Borneo. Japanese forces abandoned strongpoints and retreated into the hills north of Zamboanga as Marines push inland on Mindanao.
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Zamboanga
Iwo
Manila
Mindanoo Island
Luzon
41St
Borneo
U S Forces Report Raid on Japanese Installations
Tokyo radio quoted in an unconfirmed broadcast stating about 30 enemy fighter planes attacked the island in the morning and 35 bombers with several fighters struck Takao and Taiwan in the southern area in the afternoon, with the report recorded by the F CC.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Formosa
Tokyo Radio
Takao
Taiwan
Federal Communications Commission
11th Airborne Captures Luzon Towns Los Banos Batangas
On Luzon the 11th airborne division seized Los Banos the former prison town and Batangas the tenth provincial capital to be liberated. Airborne troops rescued more than 2000 civilian internees three weeks earlier.
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Luzon
11Th Airborne Division
Los Banos
Batangas
Banos
Planes collide over Goldsboro injure no one
A fighter plane from Seymour Johnson Field crashed in a Goldsboro residential area after a midair collision with another similar plane. The pilot bailed out and landed at the old Municipal Airport. no injuries or damage to nearby homes were reported. The second plane returned to its base.
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Goldsboro
Seymour Johnson Field
Roads Resolution Seeks Five Man Commission On Transport Needs
A joint roads committee resolution was introduced in the House to appoint a five man commission to study transportation facilities for motor vehicle property. Reps Bridger Bladen Taylor Wayne and Uzzell Rowan sponsor the measure, stemming from bills before the joint committee.
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Raleigh
Joint Roads Committee
Bridger
Bladen
Taylor
Wayne
Uzzell
Rowan
First Army Advances Near Ruhr Frankfurt Road Front
First Army infantrymen push east from a bridgehead to within two miles of the Ruhr Frankfurt Road. The Remagen bridgehead grows to about eleven miles long and five wide as Hodges forces reach Hoenningen and seize 23 towns east of the Rhine. Luftwaffe support and jet aircraft losses are reported amid heavy fighting and limited armored action.
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Ruhr-Frankfurt Road
Paris
First Army
Ruhr
Frankfurt
Courtney H. Hodges
Hoenningen
Coblenz
cross-Rhine Salient
Remagen
Iion
Vermont
Rhine
Thunderbolt
Germany
Anzio
Normandy
George S. Patton
Third Army
Moselle
Two Cities Of Nazis Listed As Dead
RAF heavy bombers struck Barmen on the Ruhr fringe after daylight raids on Dortmund and Essen left as dead by earlier attacks. U S 15th Air Force Fortresses and Liberators bombed Regensburg, 90 miles northeast of Munich, where German aircraft factories are located. The day saw the 1100-plane raid on the Ruhr eastern gateway and a dawn Mosquito attack as Allied air power continued its campaign against Germany. Dortmund remains a key transport hub despite earlier devastation.
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London
Barmen
Ruhr
Dortmund
Essen
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Italy
Regensburg
Munich
Entons Ae
Connane
RAF
Reich
Eisenhower
Nine Officers Nominated by Roosevelt as Full Generals
President Roosevelt nominated nine lieutenant generals to become full generals in the U S Army. Named are McNarney Bradley Spaatz Kenney Clark Krueger Somervell Devers Handy. Elevation would bring 11 active four star generals plus four five star leaders Marshall Arnold MacArthur Eisenhower.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Army
Joseph T. McNarney
Mediterranean
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Western Front
Europe
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Force
George C. Kenney
Far East Air Forces
Mark W. Clark
15Th Army Group
Italy
Walter Krueger
6Th Army
Philippines
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Jacob L. Devers
Thomas T. Handy
Army
Joseph W. Stilwell
Malin Craig
Commando Kelly Keeps General Waiting Again
Sgt. Charles E. Kelly known as Commando kept Maj Gen F L Walker waiting at his wedding in Phenix City Alabama on March 18. The couple Miss Maj Frances Boish of Pittsburgh wed civilly at Russell County courthouse after Kelly earned the Congressional Medal for killing 40 Germans in 20 minutes.
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Phenix City
Ala
Charles E. Kellymore
Kelly
Frances Boish
Pittsburgh
F L. Walker
Walker
Ft. Benning
Russell County
Co. B. Gurlatt, Jr
Kelleys
Genem
Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Meet at Yalta for War Peace Talks
At Yalta the Big Three Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin began eight days of discussions to coordinate Allied war efforts and plan postwar peace. They traveled through snowy mountains to Livadia and set the stage for crucial agreements on military information sharing and strategy.
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United States
Britain
Crimea
Joseph V. Stalin
Yalta
Russia
Riviera
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Livadin Palace
Livadia
Nicholas II
Tehran
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Ernie Pyle
Navy
LUX
Trden
Waldbroel
Marburg
Wesel
U. S. First Army
U. S. Third Army
Hitler
Oder River Front
Adolf Hitler
Pressens Bild
Stockholm
Commando Kelly
Douglas B. Cornell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Winston Churchill
Yaila
Black Sea
Nicholas
Alexei
Mr. Roosevelt
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