Private Papers Voice War Time Moral Charge
A wartime column laments civilian conduct toward service members and GI rights, urging greater support for returning troops under the GI Bill. It recalls Corporal Edward Majeski of Hastings, Minnesota, who faced a small-town insult after four years of service including a Nazi prison camp. The piece contrasts generous treatment of POWs with locals’ cold reception for a veteran homecoming.
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Cpl
Edward Majeski
Hastings
Minn
Majeski
Costa
Second Thoughts on Some Second Raters
An editorial argues that Hitler could have been killed earlier by an act of assassination by any nation such as France or Britain during his Ruhr march. It contends Hitler’s fate might have changed if powers acted decisively a decade earlier.
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Hitler
Moscow
France
Britain
Ruhr
Kilgore and Brewster Probe Occupied Germany for Mead Panel
Senators Kilgore of West Virginia and Brewster of Maine questioned conditions in Germany at Patch HQ, then pressed witnesses in a three hour session with a stenographer present. Patch invited them to dine at his villa the next day.
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Kilgore
West Virginia
Dem
Brewster
Maine
Germany
Mead Committee
Truman Committee
Alexander M. Patch
U. S
Truman
United States
Patch
War Time Guests Fill A Los Angeles Hotel Lobby
In a Los Angeles hotel lobby war time needs drive cross section of travelers. An Iowa widow seeks home memories while awaiting her grandson. a Minnesota mother awaits her son returning from Luzon. a Pennsylvania wife with a sailor husband visits during shore leave. War reshapes travel and priorities beyond climate or leisure. The piece argues that concern for family and home remains central as Americans extend interests beyond national borders for safety and survival.
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Los Angeles
America
Iowa
California
Pacific
Luzon
Minnesota
Germany
Pennsylvania
Jim
Far East
Coast Guard Links 155 Years of Service to War and Peace
The United States Coast Guard marks 155 years since its founding on August 4, highlighting its role in World War II and its long tradition of lifesaving. From Hamilton’s 1790 plan to modern rescue missions, the service has partnered with the Navy and Army, led daring amphibious operations, and pioneered air sea rescue while patrolling ice and coastlines.
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Peace Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
Hamilton
United States
Congress
France
Taney
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Carolina
Atlantic
Iceland
Dwight H. Dexter
Guadalcanal
Tulagi
Samuel Chase
Sicily
International Ice Patrol
Coast Guard Maintains Peacetime Duties Amid World War
During wartime the coast guard kept its peace time roles such as navigation aids and law enforcement while also deploying manpower to support ships and stations across theatres. It demonstrated flexible use of peacetime skills by guiding Italy’s fishing industry revival after Allied occupation in fall 1943, restoring fishing in the area.
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Pullmans
Gallbach
Austria
Alps
7Th Army
Coast Guard
Italy
Glass prisms save lives in war effort by Libbey Owens Ford
The Libbey Owens Ford Glass company developed laminated plate glass prisms for tank periscopes and viewing panels, increasing visibility by about 50 percent and enabling 360 degree vision without exposing crew to sniper fire. Over two million prisms produced for war use.
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U. S
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
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Coolidge
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Massachusetts
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Escanaba
Leopold
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Normandy
Adm
Russell R. Waesche
U. S. Coast Guard
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Philippine
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