Okinawa Invasion From a Sailor’s Eyes
Dwight C. Moncrief writes from his ship off Okinawa on May 10 about D day actions at Okinawa. He recalls early landings at 4 30 am and 8 30 am H hour with rocky beaches, nightly raids, and the brutal death from air attacks. He notes 12 Jap planes shot down in a single day and civilians killed by Japanese propaganda. He mentions service in Hawaii Marshall Islands Carolinas Palau Philippines and receives seven Monticello Express copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight C. Moncrief
Src
Okinawa
Dwight
Monticello
Hawaii
Marshalls
Carolinas
Palau
Philippines
Monticello Express
Duane Harford Serves With Tank Battalion In Pacific Campaign
Cpl Duane Harford son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Harford serves with a tank battalion in the Pacific. He participated in the Te Shin Island operation arriving April 16 through 20 as American forces secured the island. The engagement involved hundreds of ships destroyers bombers and rocket planes with fierce counterattacks and heavy losses. Harford may be sent to Okinawa as Guam Leyte and Shin campaigns continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Harford
Harvey Harford
Pacific
Te Shima
Cpl. Harford
War era letter and hometown notices from Monticello IOWA
The item prints a WW II era letter from Lyman Heeren in the South Pacific to his parents in Anamosa Iowa. It is followed by a long string of regional social notes listing travel visits, family updates, hospital and school news from Monticello and nearby towns including Anamosa Cedar Rapids Davenport Boone Tipton Springville Waterloo Delhi and Chisholm highlighting visits, appendectomy, and airline service plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman Heeren
South Pacific
Herman T. Heeren
Anamosa
Japan
Germany
Truman
Washington
Elmer
Iowa
Lt Bernard Ohe Located on Ledo Road India
Monticello readers learn Lt Bernard Ohe is in charge of a large water purification unit on the Ledo Road in India. His wife says he oversees pumps, pipeline, a water tower, an air compressor, and truck washing gear. He built an ice cream freezer from scavenged parts and coaches a boxing and baseball team. Lt Langer promoted to senior lieutenant effective May 1 with amphibious forces in the Pacific.
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Monticello
Bernard Ohe
Ledo Road
India
Dora Ohe
Ohe
Calcutta
Langer
Milton Langer
Lt. Langer
Pacific
Brother Of Local Woman Is Killed
The article notes Pvt. Richard Sprague 80, killed in the South Pacific, sister Mrs. Tony Kammerman notified Wednesday morning. Sprague served three years and spent much of his time overseas, living at times with his sister in Monticello.
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Uss Franklin
Fred J. Long
Anamosa
Franklin
Ernest Benedict
Seaman Long
Hawaii
Longe
F. J. Barkwill
Fred Long
Maritime Service
Pfe
Richard Long
Okinawa
Tony Kammerman
Pvt
Richard Sprague
South Pacific
Sprague
Monticello
New Navy Newspaper Subscriptions Rule Enacted Overseas
The Post Office Order effective June 1 forbids mailing newspapers to navy personnel overseas except on written subscription or renewal requests. Issued by the Postmaster General at the Navy’s request to save storage space and curb non essential issues. A parallel Army order has long been in effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Post Office Department
Navy
Camporee Planned At Monticello Friday
Jones district schedules a spring camporee at Monticello May 25 and 26 with Troop registration Friday 3 to 6 pm at the Thomas campsite. Scouts will practice tent pitching cooking games field events and camp fires while parents observe and join health and safety training sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones District
Monticello
Scouts
Dr. Thomas
Thomas Campsite
David Walker Receives Iowa Farmer Degree in FFA
David Walker is among 70 Future Farmers of America members awarded the Iowa Farmer degree this year. The selection rested on scholarship leadership community service and an advanced supervised farming program during four years of vocational agriculture in high school. Walker has held offices in the local FFA chapter and contributed to music church youth work and other activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Walker
Future Farmers of America
David
F.F.A
The
Iowa Association
Jones County Gets Full Time U S Employment Office
W W Sliter of the War Manpower commission announced a full time U S Employment Service office in Jones county with FE A Cocohell appointed to run it. His office will be in the basement of the Anamosa courthouse and he will visit all communities in Jones county regularly to improve veteran and public employment service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Sliter
War Manpower Commission
Cedar Rapids
Jones County
U. S
FE. A. Cochell
Court House
Anamosa
Towa
Cochell
Cornell College to Graduate 1945 Class
Cornell College joins graduation with navy refresher unit completion for 72 sailors and marines. After 64 civilian seniors receive diplomas from President Russell D. Cole, Lt. Elmer Rieck will present certificates and credits. Baccalaureate address is “Lest the Stones Cry Out” and commencement date follows May 28. Mrs Hogan and Mrs White attend Upper Town university exercises. granddaughter Jean Thompson graduates.
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Cornell College
Navy
Russell D. Cole
Elmer Rieck
Charles W. Brashares
Methodist Church
Des Moines
M. J. Hogan
John White
Chicago
Fayette
Upper Town University
Jean Thompson
Miss Thompson
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Cpl
Kiburz
John FE. Kiburz
Bert Kiburz
Stewart Fichl
Joe W. Kelley
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Army Air Forces
Stewart Field
Moore Field
Tekag
George Richardson
Treasure Island
Calif
Henry Adams
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kathleen
Henry Kuriger
Norbert
Tucson, Ariz
Vicinity
Blanche Thompson
Buck Creek
James C. Thompson
Mary Doxsee
Caroline Hicks
James L. Burns
Stephen
C. A. Doxsee
Jessie Fawcett
Mechanicsville
Ben Cotton
Marion
Dillon Franks
DeWitt
M. F. Hogan
Mary Locher
Robert Locher
Austin
Texas
Frances Bone
Boone
Ralph Bone
Catherine Redmond
Mrs
T. M. Redmond
Frank Preston
Russell Preston
Arthur Adix
Cedar Falls
William G. Schoon
Russell Preston and Sons
Tommy and
Jerry
Center Junction
Paul Hanken
Gerke Hanken
McDonald Hospital
Mary Kane
Davenport
Leo Kane
Luella Oltman
R. N
Mrs. L. A. Gltman
Lester Schofield
Lucille
Waterloo
Viola Clements
Tipton
Clifford Minor
Springville
Paul House
Lisbon
B.C. Hall
George Waite
Paul Smith
LaVetta Perrine
B. T. Perrine
Henrietta Franks
J. H. Perrine
Ralph J. Bone
Frances
Boone Public
Sibyl Liddell
Delhi
Vivien Benter
Gladbrook
Northwestern Airlines
Ralph Wilson
Richard
Mr. Wilson
Chisholm
Minn
Wilson
C. A. Mclaughlin
EK. H. Huibregtse
W. D. McLaughlin
FE. J. Noble
James McLaughlin
Greenfield Gic Club
Reuel McColm
Huibregtse
Clifford Kidwell
Lillian Locher
Iowa City
J.J. Locher
John R. Hiller
RT 26
Great Lakes Station
Will Hiller
Harold Scherrer
Co McDaniel
Jennifer
Ont Lynt
McAllen, Tex
Cedi Rapids
Carl Rohr
CMM
Alfred Meier
John Turnis
EK. W. Pankey
Dorothy
J. Druumy
EB. Suvern
Susan
H. A. Severn
Sacred Heart School
Gwen
Sandra Severn
Mrs. V. Mullen
Joe
Ed Mattke
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Mullen
Lois Mattke
Miss Mattke
Mullen
Tulow Re
Iowa Farmer Degree
Herman Welter, Jr
James Howie
Gene Walker
Robert Buel
Richard Mardorf
Jack Heiken
Laurence Rieken
Boyd Chatterton
Arthur Hugmann
Karl Keyes
Monticello City Park
Earlville
Mayu
Skate Valley
Lee Apie
Scott Co
Jackson
Pep Hox
Armour's
Vitalox
Hershey
Taylor
Curtiss
King’s Green
Penick
Long’ S Dept. Store
A&h Sal Soda
Arsenate
Wyandotte Cleaners
Pugs
Stuhler
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