Romantic Pacific Isles Prove Lure to Many Ex-Servicemen
Ex servicemen recall Pacific war sites Guadalcanal to Okinawa now reenter jungle silence. Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Iwo Jima, Leyte and Manila show minimal conflict traces while bases and airfields remain active at Guam and Buckner Bay. Gallant battles are remembered as the axis of power shifts amid ruins and new military presence.
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Guadalcanal
Hollandia
Manus
Tarawa
Kwajalein
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Pacific
Japan
Naha
Buckner Bay
Navy
Kahoolawe Island Voted Pacifics Most Bombarded
Kahoolawe, a small uninhabited Hawaiian island eight by five miles, earned the title of the most bombarded in the Pacific. Naval and Marine forces used it as a testing ground for naval gunfire support, as more than 800 ships fired thousands of rounds, leaving the island a rubble field surpassing Iwo Jima and Okinawa in shelling.
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Saipan
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Tarawa
Kahoolawe
Hawaiian
Kahodlawe
Pacific
10000 Navy Men Take Discharges At Island Bases
The navy reports 9372 sailors stationed on Pacific islands have been granted permission to demobilize at their posts rather than return to the United States. Most have found civil service or private sector work in Hawaii and the Philippines, with some marrying locals and settling on islands. A few pursue new business ventures importing American goods, though scarce durable goods hinder private enterprise.
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Islands
Pacific
Pacific Isles
Navy Department
Pacific Islands
United States
Navy
Hawaii
Philippines
One in Four Graduates Enlist in Army Says Survey
New York report shows about one quarter of this year’s high school graduates have joined or plan to join the Army as part of a drive for a million enlistments. The survey notes many see Army life as an adventure and a path to training, education, and specialized tech roles in a modern atomic age force.
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New York
Army
Harold N. Gilbert
Adjutant General
6 Year Old Boy Carries Pal To Save Foot
Kansas City story of six year old Randy Tays who carried five year old John Joseph Filginger Jr. a quarter mile after a freight train crushed his foot. Doctors saved most of the foot, crediting Randy with preventing shock and bleeding.
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Pal
Kansas City
Randy Tays
Randy
John Joseph Filginger Jr
Cigarette Production Nears Record High in 1946
Washington reports Americans are smoking toward a new record as six month cigarette production hits 172 billion. The Agriculture Department says if the pace holds, the annual total will surpass the 1945 record.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Tailored shirtwaist frock for fuller figures shines
Fall wardrobe essential features a deeper notched collar and slenderizing paneled skirt. Designed for sizes 34 through 50, pattern No 8001 covers 36 inch bust with short sleeves and 415 yards of fabric in 35 or 39 inch widths.
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