Clarence Medlin Aids In Freeing Dachau Prisoners
Roanoke Rapids resident Pfc Clarence I Medlin of the 42nd Rainbow Division recalls liberation of Dachau. He helped round up SS troopers, describes prisoners rising from stupor as they heard the Polish Anthem, and notes 32 000 inmates and mass deaths at the site.
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Pfc
Clarence I. Medlin
Jefferson St
Roanoke Rapids
42Nd
Rainbow Division
Dachau
Europe
232Nd Infantry
E Company
Buchenwald
B Company
Men of the Rainbow
Roanoke Soldier Receives Combat Infantryman Badge
Private Rufus F. Birdsong of Roanoke was cited by the 349th Krautkiller Regiment of the Fifth Army's 88th Blue Devil Division and awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual combat in Italy. The badge features a silver rifle on infantry blue within a silver wreath.
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Rufus F. Birdsong
Margaret C
Burton Street
Roanoke Rapids
Pro ward Moseley Returns Home From Overseas
Friends announce Pro ward Moseley is en route home from overseas. Mrs. Barksdale of Winston-Salem and Mr. George host visitors. Mrs. Shervette from Enfield visits, and Mrs. Grand of South Bie visits town with friends.
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Ward Moseley
B. M. Barksdale
Winston-Salem
R. L. George
John Glover
Newport News
David Camp
R. E. Shervette
Enfield
G. W. Grand
South Bie
Urge Housewives To Start Now On Canning Program
Community urged to begin home canning now as tomatoes peas beans and peaches flood local markets. J G Christian Jr of A P Foods cites government push via the Office of Home Food Supply and President Truman to curb waste and ensure winter food supply amid early harvest and broader wartime needs.
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J. G Christian, Jr
A & P Food
Truman
Office of Home Food Supply
Mr Christian
Pacific
Europe
Returning Vets Eligible For Gas Rations
Servicemen returning from overseas on temporary duty orders for rehabilitation, recuperation and recovery will be eligible for furlough gasoline rations. They may apply to the local War Price and Rationing Board with temporary duty orders and mileage records. The ration is one gallon per furlough day, up to a maximum of 30 gallons.
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War Price and
Sgt. Taylor Returns from Southwest Pacific Service
S/Sgt. Lawrence H. Taylor Jr., 24, Roanoke Rapids native, has returned from service overseas and is being processed at the Miami Beach Redistribution Station for new assignment. He served 38 months as a medical sergeant in the Southwest Pacific, earning the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon with three battle stars and the Distinguished Unit Citation. Prior to service, he worked for Greyhound Bus Co and enlisted Sept. 10, 1940.
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Lawrence H. ‘Taylor, Jr
L. H Taylor
Washington St
Roanoke Rapids
Continental United States
Army Ground and Service Forces
Miami Beach
Taylor
Southwest Pacific Theatre of Operations
Greyhound Bus Co
Armed Forces
Johnnie R. Height
Continental
United States
Sgt
Height
Southwest Pacific
Lt Mary Warren Finishes Army Nurse Basic Course
Second Lieutenant Mary E Warren daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Warren Roanoke Rapids has completed basic military training at Camp Rucker Alabama The four week course supplemented her civilian nurse training with Army hospital methods and field care She enlisted May 14 1915 and is eligible for assignment to an Army hospital or overseas unit.
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Mary E. Warren
J. W. Warren
Roanoke Rapids
Army
Army Service Force
Camp Rucker
Alabama
Army Hospital
Warren
Roanoke Rapids High School
Army Nurse Corps
Military Training Center
Johnnie Height Receives Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbons
Johnnie R Height 23 of tal United States is being processed through the Army. Height served 38 months in a medical corps unit in the Southwest Pacific theatre and earned the Asiatic-Pacific campaign ribbon with two battle stars.
Weldon NewsVisits From War Fronts Highlight Local Recoveries
S/Sgt Joe Pete Baicy returns from overseas to visit his mother Mrs Garland Conwell and other service members such as Pvt Jack Thorne Jr and Pfc Tick Wimbrow are mentioned along with families and friends hosting or visiting relatives in Weldon and surrounding towns. The week sees multiple returnees from Richmond Norfolk Virginia Beach Lumberton Greensboro and Camp Bunner plus local social visits among Grayham White and Dr W G Suiter family.
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Sgt
Joe Pete Baicy
Overseas
Garland Conwell
Anna’ Boseman
Bunn Level
Albert Oakes
Grayham Whitehead
Scotland Neck
W. G. Suiter
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Clarence Medlin
Sgt. Taylor
Mary Warren
Johnnie Height
Weldon News
Ella Mitchell
Richmond
Miss Evelyn Mitchell
Florence Draper
Lumberton
Monte Grayham
Anniston, Ala
L. G. Garner
R. R. Northington
Tommy Boone
Virginia Beach
Elizabeth Harvell
Jesse Harvell
Greensboro
Camp Bunner
Coca-Cola Company
Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
Coca-Cola
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