How We Fooled the Nip Landed On Amchitka Island
In a wartime NEA Service piece Lieutenant Robert Carey recalls Adak and a small Aleutian force trekking to Amchitka Island. He notes rough weather providing cover and describes a cautious approach along the shore as the operation built a base against Japanese positions.
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Amchitka Island
Robert Carey
U.S Army Fongineers Corps
NEA
Adak
Aleutians
Amchitka
Iska
Bering Sea
Ther
Nazi Party Hints Purge Of Weaklings
Germany hints a purge of weak members as wartime strain grows. Berlin radio quotes Gauleiter Robert Wagner urging party members to set examples at home and front or face expulsion. Finnish reports warn of a possible Allied invasion this summer while mobilization nears full strength in 1944. A separate note cites rapid production of 20 mm anti aircraft shells at 1000 per minute.
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Associated Press
Germany
Finland
Berlin
Robert Wagner
Alsace
Baden
Ask
Xxi
Wagner
Helsinki
Uusi Suomi
Europe
Federal Communications Commission
Ger
Amchitka Landing and Construction Under Harsh Weather
The account details a difficult landing at Amchitka and the arduous task of building a field under brutal seas and gales. Engineers and crews endured days without food or sleep, unloading heavy gear, and fending off machine gun and weather assaults as they prepared runways for Flying Fortresses and Liberators.
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Arkansas
Amchitka
Lieut
Dregnick
Nip
Texas
de Luxe
Liberty ship galley plans for six month voyage
The document outlines six months of provisioning for a Liberty Ship with 4 000 meals to be planned by the steward. It lists 85 000 pounds of meat 12 500 pounds of vegetables 00 pounds of cereals 5000 pounds of dairy 1500 pounds of fish. Libe rt y Food trained chefs must juggle 125 new shells. A Liberty Ship carries 20 tons of galley gear including 26 units. Until two years ago no American food to feed the crew of 63 over various pans. Medical care notes American troops have nearly three times as many doctors per thousand men as axis troops. The average Lapp family requires 100 reindeer for maintenance.
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Chicago
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