Pacific battle sites fade to jungle as ex servicemen return
Ex servicemen recall Pacific theater as jungle reclaims former war bases. Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Iwo Jima, Leyte, Manila, and Okinawa are described as faded yet strategic relics with remnants of airfields, depots, and ruined cities. Guam rises as a lasting navy hub amid postwar quiet.
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Hollandia
Manaus
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Iwo Jima
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Pacific
Kahoolawe Rivaled as Pacifics Most Bombarded Island
Kahoolawe Hawaii a desolate uninhabited eight by five mile island became the Pacifics top bombardment target during World War II. Naval and marine forces shelled it with thousands of rounds from over 800 ships to test naval gunfire support for landings. The result left Kahoolawe a rubble strewn barren island eclipsing Iwo Jima and Okinawa in shelling intensity.
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Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Tarawa
Kahoolawe
Kahodlawe
Pacific
10000 Navy Men Stay On Pacific Islands After War
The Navy reports 9372 sailors stationed on Pacific islands were granted authority to demobilize at their posts rather than return to the United States. Many found civil service or private sector jobs in Hawaii and the Philippines, while some chose long term residence, marriage, or business ventures. The piece notes natives welcomed Americans as defenders and benefactors, and that peacetime conditions left some longing for island life.
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Pacific
Pacific Isles
Navy Department
Pacific Islands
United States
Navy
Hawaii
Philippines
Army enlistment survey shows one in four high school grads joining
New York reports an army enlistment survey indicating 25 percent of this year’s high school graduates joined or planned to join the army as part of a million enlistments campaign. About 22 percent of volunteers are aged 17 to 18, with 65 percent already in the army seeking extended service and many citing better pay and learning opportunities. The army aims for quality and tech readiness under the extended G I Bill.
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New York
Army
Harold N. Gilbert
Adjutant General
6 Year Old Boy Carries Pal To Save Foot
Kansas City report tells how six year old Randy Tays carried his five year old friend John Joseph Filsinger Jr a quarter mile to safety after a freight train crushed the lad s foot. Doctors saved the foot though several toes were lost and Randy s quick, brave actions prevented further shock.
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Pal
Kansas City
Randy Tays
Randy
John Joseph Filsinger Jr
Cigarette Production Sees Record Risk in 1946
Washington reports Americans smoke toward a new record as six month cigarette output hits 172 billion. If the pace continues, the annual total may surpass the 1945 peak, according to the agriculture department.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Truman signs Hill Burton bill for hospital construction funds
The Hill Burton act opens a potential 1.125 billion dollar five year program to build new hospitals with a third funded by the federal government. Only 3 million dollars is currently available for surveys and local planning, with the rest to follow after state and local actions.
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Truman
Washington
Vane Hoge
Public Health Service
Hoge
Waynesburg
Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia
State Health Agency
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