Moncrief recalls Buna and Luzon combat in US news
Private First Class Robert J. Moncrief, 82d Infantry, recounts 58 days without chow and 85 pounds lost during Buna days. He details Kakimul near Aitape action, six months in northern Luzon, and the 12,000 Japanese deaths by the Red Arrow unit. He heads home to Monticello Iowa for demobilization after combat.
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82D
Luzon
Robert J. Moncrief
Red Arrow
Monticello
Iowa
Kakimul
Aitape
New Guinea
Moncrief
Pte
Australia
Buna
Saidor
Morotai
Leyte
Sgt Charles L Eby Soon Home On Leave
Technical Sgt. Charles L. Eby son of J M Eby of Scotch Grove is en route to the States for rest after 22 months as a radar technician with the 8th and 9th Air Forces in Europe. He earned two campaign stars for Rhineland and Central Germany battles along with the good conduct medal and Eto ribbon.
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U. S. Air Forces
Stone
Staffordshire
England
Charles L. Eby
J. M. Eby
Scotch Grove
States
8Th
Sth
Ireland
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Eby
Rhineland
Central Germany
Township Elections Name Siver Hempy Farm Bureau Leaders
Greenfield re elects Arthur Siver as chairman and Mrs Ivan Hempy as secretary Cass farm bureau selects Frank Pillard as chairman and Parke Ogden as secretary Lovell farm bureau chooses Joe Messerlin as chairman and Irvin Hintz as secretary
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Ivan Hempy
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Parke Ogden
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Joe Messerlin
Irvin Hintz
Social Visits Across Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
A flurry of weekend and weekday visits links Cedar Rapids to Martelle Manchester Des Moines Collins Gladbrook and Dubuque. Families including Perrine Franks Dickman Stahler Locher and Wroblewski host relatives and friends across Iowa with birthdays and hospital stops noted.
Rev A Mast Heads County Church Group Convention
The Jones County Inter-Church Council of Christian Education met at Evangelical and Reformed church with Kalas present as future Iowa Inter-Church council president. The theme Building Anew with Christ for a Free World guided messages from county workers and officers named for 1945. Ernest Becker, discharged Navy, reports Ames Town State College expects 4,400 total students with 65 percent more new enrollees including 400 veterans.
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Jones County
Don Sutherland
Ernest Becker
Town State College
Ames
Builders Invite Help to Overcome Dark Construction Troubles
A prompt invites readers facing building problems to visit for guidance and support. The note emphasizes relief from dark or troubling construction issues and suggests an in-person visit for solutions.
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