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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

19 Jul 1945

Page 9

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

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Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

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Jul 19, 1945

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9

Marines Use Loudspeaker to Secure Japanese Surrender at Okinawa

Amid heavy fire on the Kokubagawa south of Naha, Marines of the Sixth Division urged Japanese soldiers to surrender using a jeep mounted loudspeaker. Lt. Spencer V. Silverthorne and Lt. Glen K. Slaughter led a small team guiding prisoners after intense fighting, with about 150 enemy killed or counted by dusk.

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Okinawa Kokubagawa Naha Spencer V. Silverthorne Scarsdale N. Y Glen K. Slaughter Berkeley Cal Vincent Mullahy Newport R. L John W. Galje Anaconda Mont Mullahy Silverthorne Galle Ped Sea Wall Seawall
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S/Sgt Sherwood E Exum on 30 day furlough with family

S/Sgt Sherwood E Exum returns from seven months with the Seventh Army in the European Theatre and is spending a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs J W Avent. He was wounded February 17 and later had pneumonia and is now at Welch Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach Florida. Captain Fletcher H Gregory Jr and Major Sam Gregory spent a few days with their parents.

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Sherwood E. Exum J. W. Avent Seventh Army Welch Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach Fla Fletcher H. Gregory, Jr Sam Gregory Mrs F. H. Gregory
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