Starving Japanese Met By Jungle Clearing In New Guinea
Five Allied airmen recount the grim aftermath in a rugged Huon Peninsula area. Lieutenant Robert C. Store of Maryland visits starving Japanese amid ruined villages and mass deaths from disease, falls, and starvation after a high altitude bailout. Lieutenant James W. Richmond, from Mullens West Virginia, adds sightings of hundreds of Japanese corpses and villagers’ fear of grenades.
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Fifth Air Force
New Guinea
Finnisterre
Huon Peninsula
Robert C. Store
Maryilie
Sons of Edith Wise Exposed to Pacific War Then Survive Jump
Pvt Wise, formerly at Glenn L. Martin Baltimore, served last October and fought overseas from Fort Bliss Texas. He describes surviving a knife threatened assault in England and a waterfall landing during a Liberator jump with seven crew members at a New Guinea base. Surviving crew include Lt Carroll G. Henry San Angelo Texas Lt Truman T Henderson Dalton Georgia Sgt John Clayton Atlantic City New Jersey Sgt Ronald Stein New York City Sgt Joseph H. Sharp Lynchburg Virginia. The co pilot and two crewmen remain missing.
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Edith K Wise
East Third Street
England
Pvt. Wise
Fort Bliss
Tex.y
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft
Baltimore
Richmond
Liberator
New Guinea
Carroll G. Henry
San Angelo
Tex
Truman T Henderson
Dalton
John Clayton
Atlantic City
N. J
Ronald Stein
New York City
Joseph H. Sharp
Lynchburg
Brothers In Service Of Lewistown Men In Navy And Army
Donald Clifford Toms seaman second class, stationed in Hawaii, son of Mrs. Roy Lintup and husband of Mrs. Rosella Stockman Yoms near Lewistown. He has served in the Navy since last October. His brother William R Toms, private, stationed in Arkansas, in the Army since October, husband of Mrs. Viola Nusbaum Toms, near Lewistown.
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Donald Clifford Toms
Second Glass
Hawaii
Roy Lintup
Lewistown
Rosella Stockman Yoms
Pvt Walliam R Toms
Arkansas
Viola Nusbaum Toms
Arrest at Washington Street School Over Saturday Night
A shot fired into the air near Washington Street School led Sergt Frank Dorsey to summon help and arrest David Myers, 20, Madison Street, on breaking and entering charges. Myers is held on a 1900 dollar bond as part of 16 weekend arrests for offenses from drunkenness to assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt Frank Dorsey
Washington Street
David Imyers
Madison Street
iMyers
Arrest After Break-In Probed at Local Enfolded Estate
Report states quarters led to Myers arrest after a door was pried open and rifled valuables were not confirmed. Officers conducted a brief investigation and Myers attempted to leave the scene.
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Myers
Schuulvusk
Eniva
Eighth Air Force Claims 1300 German Fighters Down in April
London reports Lt Gen James H Doolittle announced the U S Eighth Air Force destroyed over 1300 German fighter planes and dropped more than 24000 tons of bombs in April across Germany and occupied Europe in aerial combat and on the ground The claim emphasizes the air war scale and production comparisons while noting overall Allied air activity.
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London
U.S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Europe
James H. Doolittle
Eighth
Strategic Air Forces
America
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Kewlong Valley
Stone
Yupakadap
Kenteng
James W. Richmond
Mullens
Oscar Leroy Wise
James K. Polk
Frederick City
the Mutual Insurance Company of
Frederick County
Freq
M" Tarvin
the Mutual Insurance CO. of
North Market Street
Frederick, Maryland
Dorsey
Surenad
Frederick County National Bank
Frederick
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Missionary Meeting
Thomas W. Wilson
Salvation Arms Missionary
Calvary Methodist Church
Korea
China
Africa
Salvation Army
Firestone
R. B. Wolfe
Firestone Horse and Auto Supplies
East Patrick St
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