Patton Apologizes To 7th Army For Striking Soldier
Allied Headquarters in Algiers confirms Lt Gen George Patton apologized to Seventh Army officers and men for striking a shell shocked soldier during the Sicilian campaign. Eisenhower issued a strong rebuke, Patton apologized publicly to the patient, hospital staff, and divisions, and then continued to command. The incident, later deemed an outburst under battle stress, was explained as a temporary lapse from a generally driving general.
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Patton
7Th Army
Allied Headquarters
Algiers
George 8. Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Seventh
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Sicily
Marine Back In U. S. First Time In 4 Years
Sergt. Eugene F. Zacharias, son of Mr and Mrs John Zacharias of Emmitsburg, is back in the United States for the first time in four years of Marine Corps service. He reportedly has been in the Pacific area and arrived in California on November 17. His parents hope he can soon come home. He enlisted for a second time four and a half years ago and spent only six months in this country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Eugene F. Zacharias
John Zacharias
Emmitsburg
Marine Corps
Sergt. Zacharias
Pacific Area
California
Hayes Named Successor to Reckord as Third Service Command Leader
Washington reports Brig. Gen. Philip Hayes will assume the post of commanding general of the Third Service Command with headquarters in Baltimore. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, who will receive an unannounced assignment. Reckord had led since January 1942. the command spans Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Hayes has served with the Army Service Forces in Washington since last July.
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Washington
War Department
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Reckord
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Hayes
Army Service Forces
Nauru Base of Japs Scourged by 1400-Mile Raid
Nauru, the 1400 mile distant Pacific island, suffered heavy bomb damage as Maj. Gen Nath an B Twining's 30th Army Air Force struck from the air in the latest American offensive following the Gilbert Islands invasion. Carrier planes had previously bombed Nauru, 90 tons of bombs reported. The raid encountered poor weather but silenced anti aircraft fire and disrupted enemy air operations.
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Guadalcanal
Nauru
Japan
Nathan B Twining
30Th Army Air Force
Central Pacific
Phosphate Island
Gilbert Islands
American Ellice Islands
Gilbert - Marshall
Navy
Tre Keepers
Tar Wagon Fire Sparks Brief Alarm in East Second Ground
A barrel of tar on the city's tar wagon caught fire around 830 this morning in the electric light plant grounds on East Second Street. The Independents and Citizens Truck Company fought the blaze with chemicals, causing little damage. Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger said the fire posed no danger to buildings and was contained on site.
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East Second Gired
Citizens Truck Company
Hugh V. Gittinger
Plart
Keller Is Classified 1 A By Local Draft Board
Charlie Keller, Yankee outfielder, moved from 3 A to 1 A by local Draft Board One, making him available for service after a screening test. The Middletown native, now in Frederick, is a father of three and works at a war plant. induction timing remains unclear. Twelve selectees from Board One leave Fort Meade after furloughs to begin Army service, including Grayson J. Gross and nine others listed.
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Charlie Keller
New York Yankee
Middletown
Frederick
Keller
Fort Meade
Winchester Hall
Grayson J Gross
Alfred J Brashears
Emory L. Kline, Jr
James E. Painter
Glenn M. Klipp
John F. Morris
Harold A Twentey
Counter Attack Beaten Back Northwest of Agnone
Allied front dispatches report a German counter attack northwest of Agnone was repulsed after two hours of fighting. Agnone in the inland sector fell to Montgomery’s troops Sunday. Other Eighth Army units drove the enemy from high ground near Alfedena. US forces neutralized a German machine gun nest northwest of Montaquila with no US losses. Mud and rain hinder operations across the front.
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Algiers
Eighth Army
Agnone
Bernard L Montgomerys
Alfedena
United States
Montaquila
Roosevelt asks Congress for postwar veteran aid packages
President Roosevelt sent Congress a formal request to create mustering-out pay unemployment allowances and social security credits for service members and to enact without delay unemployment insurance for Merchant Marine personnel. He urged planners ready for veterans return to avoid neglect and promised home support. Charles Ray dies at 52 after a long illness in Hollywood.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Landis ousts Cox from Phillies for betting on games
Commissioner Landis declared Philadelphia Phillies president William D Cox permanently ineligible for betting on baseball. Cox admitted placing 15 to 20 bets of 25 to 100 dollars on Philadelphia to win from early 1943 until May 20. He refused to attend the Dec 4 New York hearing, resigning as president and director instead.
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Chicago
William D Cox
Philadelphia Phillies
K M . Landis
Landis
Cox
Phillies
New York
Philadelphia
Allied leaders ready new war aims as Europe braces for hard winter
London reports a dramatic aerial onslaught on Berlin as Roosevelt Church Stalin plan a high level meeting to urge German surrender. Supposed participation by Chiang Kai-shek signals a widening Allied effort to secure peace after the war.
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London
Berlin
Roosevelt
Churchel
Stalin
Chiang Kai- Shek
Taxi Stand Curb Painting on West Patrick Street Completed
The curb painting for a taxi stand on the south side of the first block of West Patrick street is finished. The stand uses six parking meters and a weekly $12 fee is charged to drivers as approved by the Board of Aldermen.
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West Patrick Streets
Board of Aldermen
Fire drives crowds from two Homewood cinemas
Pittsburgh report: a major fire last night swept through two cinemas in adjoining Homewood causing four alarms. Firefighters evacuated audiences of about ten theaters as flames and smoke spread through the buildings. No injuries reported, authorities began investigating the cause and origin of the blaze.
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Pittsburgh
Homewood
New Thrust Against Japs Is Back Of Fresh Attacks
Navy officials described a renewed offensive in the Gilbert group and nearby Pacific targets. Secretary Knox outlined two main objectives to drive Japan from mandate holdings and shorten supply lines from Tarawa Makin and Abemama, enabling quicker troop rotations and stronger central Pacific operations. He noted bombings at Tarawa Makin and the Marshals as diversions with minimal enemy air opposition and speculated the main fleet strength remained at Truk.
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Weohigton
Maines
Gilbert
Navy
Ae Capen Agauiad Lapin
Dapan
Tarawa
Makin
Abemama
Knox
Southwest Pacific
Pacvi
Marshal Islands
Ie Islands
Gilberts
Truk
Japanese Bate
Heaviest Aerial Bombardment Says Waste Much Of Nazi Capital
London reports the RAF launched the heaviest air raid on Berlin with about 1,000 bombers. Stockholm and Zurich dispatches describe widespread destruction across central Berlin, especially near Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse, with many government buildings struck. Reports say 26 bombers were lost and Hamburg’s last big raid exceeded this tonnage.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Stockholm
Aftonfuningen
English Channel
Reich
Ilamburg
Unter den Linden
Alexander Plate
Friedrichstrasse
Zurich
Berlin Raid Deepens War Strain as RAF Flies Heaviest Assault
Allied bombers strike Berlin in a massive raid seen from Midlands bases. Flare-guided pathfinders aided aircraft through dense cloud as German defenses faltered. From dozens of fields, about a thousand bombers swept in, delivering a brutal knockout blow before fading back to base under starry skies.
Three Men Escape From Maryland House of Correction
Three convicts escaped today from the Maryland House of Correction by using a duplicate key to reach a basement store room under the dining hall. Deputy Warden William F Stiener identified the escapees as Woodrow Brown 24 of Baltimore Stanley Baldwin 21 of Baltimore and Rodger Baker 17 of Savage Md. All had been employed in the department and had access to multiple rooms and corridors. Later, a Chicago report notes six children died in a farm home fire near Chicago Heights after their parents' failed rescue attempts.
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Jessups
Maryland House of Correction
William F Stiener
Stoner
Woodrow Brown
Baltimore
Stanley Baldwin
Rodger Baker
Savage
Heaviest Allied Air Attack On Berlin Reported
The Lancaster and Halifax squadrons of the RCAF joined in a massive bombing described as the heaviest attack yet on Berlin. Four Canadian planes failed to return. The operation cost less than half of the planes used in RAF’s Aug 23 Berlin raid. Bombs were dropped near central Wilhelmstrasse, with Germany admitting heavy damage to buildings and diplomatic quarters. It was the second major bombing in five days and part of the intensified air offensive on the German capital.
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Lancaster
Halifax
RCAF
Germany
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Asault
Arthur T. Harris
RAF Bomber Command
Ludwigshafen
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Drew Pearson
Marine
U. S
Gen. Hayes
War Dept
M. A. Reckord
Local
Draft Board
Yankee
Charles Ray
Hollywood
Bill Cox
Phils
Mandated
U.S
Hamburg
Stockholm Aftonbladet
Gladwin Hill
Associated Press
Iase
Midlands
Abovat & P. m
Brit
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Uele
House of Correction
Chicago Heights
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