Ambush Attempts by Jap Forces Foiled on Marianas Beach
Marine units on the northwest coast faced a Japanese ambush where a lone unarmed Japanese serviceman signaled surrender. Marines Robert E. from Cleveland and Ralph C. Wiest from Wisconsin led patrols and discovered about 30 Japanese troops in a cave complex. Fire and TNT countered the assault, ending the engagement with Japanese losses.
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Marianas Islands
Ocean Beach
Marine Corp
Robert E
Cleveland
Ohio
Ralph C. Wiest
Fennimore
Wis
Wiest
Army training planes to be sold for civil use
The defense corporation completes plans to sell surplus war training planes via airport sales centers including Racine Wisconsin. Limited aircraft will be offered through a new DPC division with more time pieces to follow. Racine Flying Service in Racine Wisconsin named as a state outlet and Lysdale Flying Service in Minneapolis listed for Minnesota.
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Washington
Defense Corporation
Racine
DPC
Racine Flying Service
Wisconsin
Lysdale Flying Service
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Retail Sales Gain In June
Wisconsin stores show a 6 percent rise in June from 1943. With 828 forms, the state reports a 9 percent 1944 gain for the first six months. June dollar total hits $12,642,463, down 1 percent from May. National figures up 2 percent year over year, despite a 4 percent drop in 1944.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
Bottle Dropped Into Creek Reaches India
On April 4 1943 John Alberte of Agnew dropped a bottle containing a message into Coyote creek. A letter from Sgt. Chris Trull says he picked up the bottle off the shores of India.
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San Jose
Calif
John Alberte
Agnew
Coyote Creek
Chris Trull
India
Absentee Ballot Process Outlined for Camp McCoy
At Camp McCoy Wisconsin soldiers voting officers outlined distribution of regulation postcard applications for state absentee ballots around August 25 and September 1. Maj Charlie Mac Derby announced the plan while Lt Col Paul Berkey emphasized COs must provide voting opportunities. A new soldier voting manual for troops in the continental United States was distributed.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Charlie MacDerby
Paul Berkey
17Th Hq
Detach
2Nd Army Special Troops
Kirby
Continental United States
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John M. Hoch
NEW World Life Insurance CO
Newburg
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LA Crosse Tribune
McCoy
America
Andrew Carnegie
la Crosse
Tiatit
Ni &D
Nesterfield
Fai
Young Moderns
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