Divisions To Go To Pacific From Europe
Paris reports 23 of 61 American divisions under Gen Eisenhower have confirmed future status as 9 assigned to occupation roles, 7 slated for return to the United States for Pacific redeployment, and 3 moved to rear echelon duties. The 42nd and 65th will occupy northwestern Austria, with Clark overseeing the Austrian zone, while Third and Seventh Armies split American occupation duties in Germany. More divisions await final placement as plans evolve.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Europe
Supreme Headquarters
United States
Austria
Mark W. Clark
Germany
U. S
Patton
Third Army
66Th
Marseille
Pacific
Ardennes
13Th Armored
11Th Armored
35Th
Rhine
Second Armored
Berlin
Brunswick
20Th Armored
101St Airborne
Fuel Oil Supply May Get Tighter
Washington reports that the Pacific war will keep fuel oil tight, with the Petroleum Administration for War denying coal to oil heating conversions. It notes 1944 tractor production valued at $68.57 billion versus $357 million in 1943 and $342.9 million in 1941.
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Petroleum Administration For War
PAW
Adams
R-Nh
Hero Audie Murphy Tells Gary Cooper Turkey Gobbler Joke
In Dallas on June 21 UP report Lt Audie Murphy the 21 year old Texan decorated with every honor including the Medal of Honor met film star Gary Cooper who played Sgt Alvin York in a World War I saga. Murphy asked only to learn how Cooper made a turkey gobbler noise.
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Dallas
Tex
Gary Cooper
Sgt
Alvin York
Audie Murphy
York
Cooper
Chinese Join for Drive Into Liuchow
Chinese troops converging on the former American airbase city Liuchow have joined forces six miles southwest of the rail and road junction. An allied force from the west reached 10 15 miles away on the Kweichow Kwangsi railroad. The high command says battles with the enemy continue as observers weigh the possibility of a Japanese withdrawal.
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Chungking
Liuchow
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Linchow Airfield
U. S
14Th Air Force
Fire Breaks Out Aboard Carrier In Navy Yards
In New York on June 21 a fire erupted in the boiler room of the aircraft carrier Franklin at the Brooklyn Navy Yard during repairs from Japanese bombing. The blaze was controlled within 30 minutes with no reported injuries as ceremonies were planned to honor 139 Franklin crew members for bringing the ship through prior damage. Captain Leslie E. Gehres announced the outbreak over the public address system.
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New York
Franklin
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Leslie E. Gehres
Utah prisoner escapes, returns of own accord
Adelbart Budshun, 22, fled from the Utah prison in Ogden. He phoned Warden John E. Harris and admitted the escape after 15 minutes, then voluntarily surrendered at the gates at 4 a.m., saying he wanted to save guards a trip.
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Salt Lake City
Adelbart Budshun
John E. Harris
Utah Prison
Ogden
Utah
Budshun
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