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Yokohama Occupation*s*clr.Another Parisian is sharing the spotlight in history being mode in the Faerie these days, and ne :s First Lt. Raymond Hubbell. who lists his home os Paris, Texas. He is a mem-bcr of the fam-■ ous 511th Para-1 chute Regiment, V, Ihe first major American troop force lo occupy Japan. They landed in Yokohama.L I e u t c n a ntHubbell is the son of Mrs. Blanche HubbeU,formerly of Paris, and now of Vallejo, Calif., and A. T. Huabdl of Wichita. Kans. He was leader of the paratrooper platoon which won the world's record for parachute jumping in lD'’1Ju1F1',. nine, Glt;i. Lieutenant Hubbed also saw overseas service m tne rnn-ippines in 1H37 and 1938. He was injured when the Paratroopers invaded the Philippines after Pear, Harbor.rtc-0:r»:4:s-o,it,in'lt;1csry\dHe has throe brothers, all in the Pacific, Herbert Hubbell, Harris Hubbell. and A. T. Hubbell Jr. His sister Betty, formerly worked with ncri.il rihotocraphy at tne Naval Base at Marc Island, l?u. is now employed in \n.Jcjo, Cntlf.r.iculennnl Hubbell has twoaunts living in Pans. Mrs Frank Fuller, 8»7 W. Houston; Mrs H. R Cox, 80S W. Houston; and his grimcimolhe-, Mrs. Flora Hogan, filii W. HotHlon. His wife and son are making their home in Colivic.n. Kans. _ugarOutlookBy LLOYD PRICEWar Correspondent of TheDallas NewsYOKOHAMA, (Ey Radio).—Lt. Joe Ferguson of Dallas will tell his grandchildren about this day—how he and other Texans took over Yokohama.I accompanied tired, dusty infantrymen as they slogged through apathetic Yokohama Thursday. They were the first major American troop force to occupy Japan.It is perhaps a glorious momentin history, but for these men it isjust Rnother wearying chore.I joined the famous 551th Ea^-chute Regiment Wednesday for the movement toward Tokyo. Several Texans were in the force, men \vno had been sweating out the mission for three weeks on Okinawa, living In mud tents and eating canned rations. They were rushed to Okinawa for the Japanese occupation job from Luzon, the Philippines, Texans Among ParatroopsThey included Pic. Manuel H. Loxarta, Dallas; Lt Raymond Hubbell, Paris, Lamar County; Pfe. Bobbie J. Martin, Grand Prairie.We were alerted at 10 a. m. Wednesday on Okinawa and traveled under a broiling sun for eight hours to the plane that would uake us to Japan. But there was a long wait. It was raining and we we.c bedded down in the gravel under the plane’s huge wings. .The word to take off came n me middle of ihc nighl and sleepy troops boarded their planes. On out plane, the men—still barely awake —were toid to shave,“Conquering troops must loOk the part,” they were told, lhere was no answer to this crack.There was little conversation. It got cold 'ai.d the men shivered Only a few hours before, we hadbeen baking on „ ..“This seems pretty tame, i-ieutenant Ferguson remarked, andfSee HUBBELL, Page 3, Cot, 5K I
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Paris, Texas, US
Fri, Aug 31, 1945
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